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"Bestselling middle grade author Lisa Papademetriou is back with a playful, poignant story that will resonate with anyone who's ever had to learn that love means accepting people--even yourself--for who they really are. Callie never meant to let it go this far. Sure, she may have accidentally-on-purpose skipped a day at her fancy New York City prep school, but she never thought she'd skip the day after that! And the one after that . . . and . . . uh . . . the one after that. But when everything in your real life is going wrong (fighting parents! bullied little brother! girls at school who just. don't. get. it!) skipping school starts to look like a valid mental-health strategy. And when Callie runs into Cassius, a mysterious and prickly ""unschooled"" kid doing research at museums all across the city, it seems only natural for her to join him. Because museums are educational, which means they're as good as going to class. Right? Besides, school can wait. What can't wait is the mystery of why her grandmother seems to wish she could travel back in time to 1986, or what she wants so much to relive there. As Cassius helps Callie see the world in a whole new light, she realizes that the people she loves are far from perfect--and that some family secrets shouldn't be secret at all."

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As it moves beyond First World problems, this coming-of-age novel reaches a satisfying depth of character and theme. -- Kirkus Reviews Papademetriou's latest title is about doing the right thing and deciding what is most important...Portray[s] satisfying but authentic character growth. -- School Library Journal An unforgettable dynamic duo and a delightful novel bursting with humor and heart. -- Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author

An unforgettable dynamic duo and a delightful novel bursting with humor and heart. -- Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author As it moves beyond First World problems, this coming-of-age novel reaches a satisfying depth of character and theme. -- Kirkus Reviews Papademetriou's latest title is about doing the right thing and deciding what is most important...Portray[s] satisfying but authentic character growth. -- School Library Journal

An unforgettable dynamic duo and a delightful novel bursting with humor and heart. -- Sarah Mlynowski, New York Times bestselling author Papademetriou's latest title is about doing the right thing and deciding what is most important...Portray[s] satisfying but authentic character growth. -- School Library Journal As it moves beyond First World problems, this coming-of-age novel reaches a satisfying depth of character and theme. -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Lisa Papademetriou is the author of A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic, the Confectionately Yours series, and many more novels for middle grade readers. Her books have appeared on several prestigious lists, including the Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year list, the NYPL Best Books for Teens list, and the Texas Lone Star Reading List. A former editor, Lisa is the founder of the humorous grammar website IvanaCorrectya.com and serves as a faculty member at Sierra Nevada College in their MFA Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults program. You can visit her online at www.LisaPapa.com. Tara Sands is an American actress, television host, and voice talent who has won numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards for narration. She is former cohost of Fridays on the Cartoon Network. In addition to performing in plays and musicals, her voice can be heard on numerous commercials, audiobooks, cartoons, and video games.

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