Part of Middle School, book 3
First published 2013
Georgia Khatchadorian arrives at Hills Village Middle School determined to succeed where her brother Rafe spectacularly failed. She makes a bold wager with Rafe that she'll quickly join the ranks of the school's most popular students. But Rafe's reputation as a troublemaker clings to Georgia like a shadow, and her new classmates refuse to give her a fair shot. Her situation gets worse when Rafe secretly enters her band to perform at the upcoming school dance. Georgia faces the terrifying prospect of playing in front of the snooty "Princesses" who control the school's social hierarchy and the boy she has a crush on. As the dance approaches, Georgia must decide whether to back down or push through her fears to prove herself. This third book in Patterson's bestselling Middle School series tells Rafe's story from his sister's perspective, revealing Georgia as a girl ready to fight for her place and speak her truth.
Genres: fiction, family-life, school-stories, contemporary, adolescence, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Hills Village Middle School
304 pages · Hardcover · jimmy patterson