Lotta has just started middle school--but life isn't going very smoothly. First of all, she has a teacher named Mrs. Crabbert--who is very, well, crabby. Then,
"Now that Lotta is settling into middle school, her life appears to be calming down...somewhat. So she has more time to focus on the really important stuff like
Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, a
Dave has the usual adolescent problems, mitigated by the consoling company of his cat. Recounted with humor and a realistic teenage voice, this Newbery Award wi