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Gr 6–9—Sharp-tongued Mischa (Ish) Love is something of a square peg, both in her family and at school. Her best (and only) friend, Tig, has recently moved away, leaving a significant hole in her life. The two shared an obsession for all things to do with Mars Now, a supposedly forthcoming reality show about a Mars colony. Now that Tig has left, Ish is alone in her interest. Her adoptive parents try their best to understand her, but by waiting so long to tell Ish and her biological sister, Elliot, that they were adopted into the family while big sister Iris wasn't, damage has been done. Ish is n...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Mischa Love, who answers to "Ish," is focused on her goal: being part of the first manned mission to Mars ten years from now, when she's twenty-two. She has no interest in picking out back-to-school clothes (the only fashion on Mars will be spacesuits), indulging a sweet tooth (no Cinnabon on Mars), or making friends (her former best friend Tig is now Dead To Her since he moved away and doesn't email). But when Ish collapses on the first day of seventh grade and is diagnosed with a brain tu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More