For fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder, Mandy Davis s uplifting debut follows space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public middle school: making friends, facing bullies, finding his "thing," and accidentally learning of his autism-spectrum diagnosis. Lester s first days as a fifth grader at Quarry elementary school are not even a little bit like he thought they would be the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears, there are too many kids, and then there's the bully.
How it reads
Character focusSingle lead
Worth knowing
Written forMiddle grade
When and where
ThemesFriendship
How do you feel?