About This Book

Sixth-grader Jessie Lou is deeply, madly, passionately in love with Conrad Parker Smith. Too bad she´s a tomboy with only one on-again, off-again friend, and hair so short you can´t spit on it. Too bad he´s the most popular boy in their small-town school.

But then Conrad hurts his leg and suddenly can´t keep up with his old pursuits anymore. Jessie Lou and Conrad start spending a lot more time together, but she can´t help wonder — is she just a substitute friend? And will Conrad forget her when his leg brace comes off and he´s king of the school once again? 

About the Authors or Illustrators

Phoebe Stone

The New York Times has said of Phoebe Stone's first novel, "Stone's prose is poetic." and the Boston Globe has said "Literature doesn't get much better than this." DEEP DOWN POPULAR is her third novel

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