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Gr 5–8—Seventh grader Callie faces many struggles: a recently unemployed father, a bullied younger brother, a rift with an old friend, a failing grade in history, and an expensive concert ticket for which she is expected to pay. Despite all this, Callie works to stay upbeat. One morning she goes to her grandmother's apartment, where she discovers magazines from 1986. Callie skips a day at her elite New York City prep school and goes to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she meets Cassius, a young unschooled boy who she later learns has Best disease. As Callie continues to skip sc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Seventh grader Callie's problems at home and at her NYC private school lead her to play hooky to go to museums, where she meets Cassius, an "unsch...Log In or Sign Up to Read More