Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bigandgt;andlt;bandgt;andlt;BRandgt; Zoe Bennett feels lost at her fancy private school. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;/bandgt;andlt;/bigandgt; andlt;BRandgt; She's not the star drama queen like her sister, or a brainiac math genius like her brother. Luckily her best friend, Dara, is just as content as Zoe is to stay in the shadows -- or is she? When Dara gets a part in the school musical, Zoe feels abandoned. What's worse, Zoe's practically being stalked by the weird new kid, Lucas. Then Lucas accidentally drops his notebook and Zoe finds it's written in symbols and numbers -- it's complete gibberish. Yet she sees her name in there, plain as day. Now Lucas is telling her she's a natural code-reading genius -- or some kind of mental freak. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; As Zoe's daydreaming lands her in trouble at school, anonymous notes start to appear in students' lockers, and Zoe is the number one suspect. Solving word puzzles may come easily to her, but now there's more at stake -- will Zoe be able to solve her way out of this? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; With plenty of wit and insight, Barbara Dee has created this fresh, funny story of a girl who discovers that fitting in sometimes means standing out.
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"andlt;iandgt;Solving Zoeandlt;/iandgt; is funny, fast-paced, smart, and totally absorbing, with a twist of intrigue that will keep you reading past bedtime. Barbara Dee's a terrific writer." -- Frances O'Roark Dowell
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"...this vivid middle-school novel offers readers plenty to think about." -- andlt;iandgt;Booklistandlt;/iandgt;
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"Zoe's reactions are believable, and readers will follow along as she gains confidence and tries to figure out what she wants and where her passion lies." -- andlt;iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/iandgt;
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A Girls Life magazine Top 100 Must Read!
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A andlt;Iandgt;Girls Life andlt;/Iandgt;magazine Top 100 Must Read!
Synopsis
Friend problems + school trouble + strange new kid = disaster in Barbara Dee's Solving Zoe.
Synopsis
Zoe Bennett feels lost at her fancy private school.
She's not the star drama queen like her sister, or a brainiac math genius like her brother. Luckily her best friend, Dara, is just as content as Zoe is to stay in the shadows -- or is she? When Dara gets a part in the school musical, Zoe feels abandoned. What's worse, Zoe's practically being stalked by the weird new kid, Lucas. Then Lucas accidentally drops his notebook and Zoe finds it's written in symbols and numbers -- it's complete gibberish. Yet she sees her name in there, plain as day. Now Lucas is telling her she's a natural code-reading genius -- or some kind of mental freak.
As Zoe's daydreaming lands her in trouble at school, anonymous notes start to appear in students' lockers, and Zoe is the number one suspect. Solving word puzzles may come easily to her, but now there's more at stake -- will Zoe be able to solve her way out of this?
With plenty of wit and insight, Barbara Dee has created this fresh, funny story of a girl who discovers that fitting in sometimes means standing out.
Synopsis
Barbara Dee is a graduate of Yale University, Middlebury College's Bread Loaf School of English, and the University of Chicago Law School. She has taught high school English, practiced law, and reviewed books. She lives with her husband and three children in Westchester County, New York. You can visit her on the web at www.BarbaraDeeBooks.com.
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Includes an excerpt from This me from now on.
About the Author
Barbara Dee is the author of the tween novelsandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Just Another Day in my Insanely Real Life, Solving Zoeandlt;/iandgt; (2010 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year), andlt;iandgt;This Is Me From Now On,andlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Trauma Queenandlt;/iandgt;. She lives with her family in Westchester County, New York. Youandnbsp;can visit her on the web at BarbaraDeeBooks.com.