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Life in junior high school is captured in the antics and experiences of Nora, Jen, and their fellow eighth-graders--Mia the punk, class nerd Jason, and Denise, the privileged rich kid who cannot cope with the indignities of public school

A book that is weak in plot, characterization, and dialogue, all of which are mediocre but not dreadful. It does, however, capture the feelings and insecurities of junior high students. Best friends Jen and Nora are new eighth graders, and conflict arises when rich, sophisticated Denise plans a Halloween dance with boys. Numerous plot twists dead end, and some characters just skateboard through the plot, but much of the dialogue has the sting of reality. Copyright 1987 Cahners Business Information.