The summer before middle school is a time of anxiety and change. A pitch-perfect novel in verse about one girl's wish to simultaneously break free and to belong.
Anne Ylvisaker is the author of the picture book IAMASAURUS and five previous novels, including The Luck of the Buttons, Button Down, and The Curse of the Buttons, about the comically unlucky Button family; Little Klein, for which she was awarded the McKnight Loft Award in Children's Literature; and Dear Papa, which was named to Booklist's Top Ten Youth First Novels. She lives in Monterey, California with her husband, Dan, and Buster the very good dog. Find her at anneylvisaker.com
