{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-so-called-middle-child-paperback","title":"Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaria T. Lennon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Charlie C. Cooper, reformed bully, misguided fashionista, and so-called middle child  Fans of Louise Rennison, \u003cem\u003eHarriet the Spy\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMean Girls\u003c\/em\u003e will cheer when they meet her. This fresh tween coming-of-age story is an honest look at bullying and the obstacles of middle school from talented screenwriter Maria T. Lennon. Extras in the back of the paperback offer tidbits about famous middle children (including Abraham Lincoln and Madonna) and a special interview with heroine Charlie herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth seriously funny and poignant, this story follows the hilarious Charlie as she tries to fit in at her new school in Los Angeles. As a middle child, she knows what it feels like to be overlooked. To get attention, she resorts to becoming a prankster, which leads to \u003cem\u003ebig\u003c\/em\u003e trouble. So her therapist gives her a seventh-grade mission--she must turn over a new leaf, find the most bullied girl at her school (\"Marta the Farta\"), and become her friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlie faces down the mean girls and decides between right and wrong once and for all. And she does it all in turquoise Doc Martens boots  As Charlie learns to help Marta, she uncovers the meaning of true friendship and impresses new crush Bobby along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople, what you're holding in your greasy little hands is my manifesto, my confessions, written for all you misunderstood middle kids out there who have no room to shine. Yep, when you're sandwiched between an overachieving older sister and a too-cute-for-his-own-good younger brother, how can you ever win, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI never really thought of myself as a middle child. Gifted computer hacker? Check. Fashion trailblazer? Double check. Finest prankster in my sixth-grade class? Triple check.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then things got messy. You see, I did something really bad. Bad enough to get expelled for. Even bad enough to be sent to a shrink for. But by the end of the summer, I was a changed woman. The day before my brand-new middle-school life was to start, he gave me a mission: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had to find the most bullied, friendless, hopeless, laughed at, lonely girl in the entire school and be her friend. In public. 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The day before my brand-new middle-school life was to start, he gave me a mission: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had to find the most bullied, friendless, hopeless, laughed at, lonely girl in the entire school and be her friend. In public. 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