Junior Library Guild

Stuart is grounded. Again. He isn’t a bad kid; his mother is just on his case all the time. Stuart’s best friend, Mackenzie, says his mother’s obsessive attention is caused by "single-parent panic" brought on by his "preteen proclivities." Mack says she knows a way to distract his mom, but Stuart is reluctant to try it. Then he gets into trouble once more, and his mother threatens to keep him from playing on the soccer team.