Enjoy this exception book for When Augusta (Gus, please) started middle school, she did not have a clue what to expect. She thought being in a different school from her best friend would be her biggest hurdle, but it turns out there were a few more challenges to face. There are lows, but there are some highs, too. Gus would happily settle for something in between. Maybe that’s why they call it middle school.

• Mahoney authentically captures the universal indignities of middle school, the challenges of self-discovery, and the joy of making true friends.
  Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
  
  


• What this novel’s target audience wants is reassurance, which Gus's confused yet consoling voice provides in spades.
  New York Times Book Review
  
  


• Smart, funny, and well paced.
  School Library Journal

About The Author:
Kristin Mahoney is a former magazine editor and elementary school reading teacher with a master’s degree in elementary education and teaching literacy from Bank Street College of Education. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times‘ Learning Network blog, McCall’s magazine, and the SCBWI Write This gallery. Kristin has lived in both Brooklyn and in a small town that resembles Clover Gap. She now lives in New Jersey with her husband and two daughters.

Follow her on Twitter at @KMcMahoney.