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Gr 5–7—Sixth grader Christine Gouda's last year of elementary school is full of transitions as she begins the early stages of puberty and her friendship with her best friend, Jackie, changes. Christine's mother has often called her Tink (short for Tinker Bell), and her classmates call her Hundred Percent, but Jackie suggests that she adopt a more grown-up nickname, Chris. As her school year begins, Tink contends with having protective parents and three younger siblings, skirting the edges of the popular crowd, and being friends with the weird kids. She finds hers...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Christine Bernadette Gouda spends sixth grade shifting from one identity to another. Sometimes she's Tink (short for Tinker Bell), a nickname her mother gave her; sometimes she's Chris, a name chosen by her best friend Jackie; and sometimes she's Hundred Percent, a cheese-related nickname from oddball classmate Bushwhack (about which she believes sh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Sixth grader Christine ("Tink," short for Tinker Bell) is physically maturing faster than best friend Jackie, but Jackie feels much r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More