Agnes Parker . . . Keeping Cool in Middle School

Agnes has a strategy to survive seventh grade: hang out in the art room, avoid the leering eighth-grade boys-in short, remain invisible. But staying under the radar turns out to be tricky. Agnes's outgoing best friend decides to stand up to the boys with a run for class president, and she appoints Agnes campaign manager. Then Agnes tentatively befriends a short, nerdy, and wonderfully quirky boy-who seems to pay her a little too much attention.