Synopses & Reviews
In Finleyand#8217;s middle school, kissing frogs might lead to princesand#8212;if there were any frogs! Categorizing classmates leads to a battle of the sexes in this M!X novel from the author of andlt;Iandgt;Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Lifeandlt;/Iandgt;.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;According to Finley and her BFF, Maya, middle school boys can be put into three separate categories: tadpoles, croakers, and frogs. Per their official Life Cycle of Amphibian Boys, while tadpoles are totally not developed yet (read: boys who still love fart jokes and canand#8217;t have a normal conversation with girls without making fun of them), a frog is the top of the boy food chainand#8212;evolved and mature. Sadly, not many boys have reached that elusive frog status at Staunton Middle School.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Finley thought she had everyone pegged, until Zachary Mattison enters the picture. After suddenly leaving the year before, Zacharyand#8217;s surprise reappearance at SMS forces Finley to see him in a new light. And when the official life cycle list falls into the wrong hands, it causes a battle between the boys and girls that turns into an all-out warand#8212;one that Finley isnand#8217;t sure anyone can really win...
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.