Synopses & Reviews
Margot Button has a resolution for 7th grade: Be more normal. Easier said than done when you have --no best friend (sent to Catholic school because of your "bad influence")--no new clothes (stepdad had a "moral objection" to his job)--no eyebrows (tweezer mishap)--improvised bangs (see above)--a new nickname ("Hamburglar")--an unpaid afterschool job (babysitting the triplets--five days a week) Well, Rome wasn't built in a day. If Margot could just learn to control her big mouth (and hair), there is hope. The new girl, Em, needs a friend too. Plus she dresses like a rock star, is quick with comebacks, and actually has the guts to stand up to Evil Sarah. Em has an agenda for change at Manning Middle School and wants Margot on her side. Progress! So, okay, Em has a flexible relationship with the truth, and goes too far with her comebacks. And her secret campaign to turn the tables on Sarah's clique may involve bending some laws. But after years of Sarah's bullying, it's hard for Margot to resist Em's call to action. Margot's approval rating is finally up, and well, it's only fair to take the mean girls down a few notches...isn't it?
Synopsis
Margot Button has a resolution for seventh grade: Be more normal.Easier said than done. But, if Margot can learn to control her big mouth (and hair), there is hope. The new girl, Em, from New York, needs a friend too, now that the popular girls have decided she's "weird." More accurately, Em is "intimidating." She dresses like a rock star and doesn't seem to care what anyone thinks of her-especially popular girl, Sarah J. Em has an agenda for change at Manning Middle School and wants Margot on her side.
But Em's secret campaign to turn the tables on the popular girls may involve bending some laws. After years of enduring Sarah J.'s bullying, Margot finds it hard to resist. Her approval rating is finally up-and, it couldn't hurt to take Sarah down a few notches...could it?
Endearingly imperfect and relatable, Margot Button is irresistible in this novel about friendship, bullies, and the ups and downs of being in middle school.
About the Author
Anna Humphrey (www.annahumphrey.com) is an experienced magazine editor, writes and edits for Youth and Family Magazine. She has published fiction and essays in many literary journals. She lives with her husband and daughter in Toronto, Canada.