Nobody Was Here: 7th Grade in the Life of Me : Penelope
by Alison Pollet

It's 1981, and nothing is going right in Penelope's life. She has just started seventh grade at Elston Prep, and she and her best friend Stacey aren't getting along. Stacy is all caught up in who's wearing what to whose Bar Mitzvah, and has even become friends with Annabella and Pia, two of the biggest snobs at Elston! At home, things are no better: there's a new mother's helper to contend with, and Penelope's little brother Nathaniel just won't leave her alone. And when her parents are at home — which is rare — all they do is fight.

Excerpt:
Sometimes ignoring could be a lot of work.
Penelope and Stacy emerged from Williams Bar-Be-Cue onto the corner of Eighty-sixth and Broadway, where Stacy stopped dead in her tracks, scrunched up her nose, and hissed, "Peee-ewwwww!" She tossed a grease-spotted paper bag of fried chicken at Penelope, who caught it just in time.




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