What's New in Sixth Grade? (Making the Grade)

By: Mindy Schanback

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Synopsis: Kathy endangers her budding friendship with the new girl next door by ignoring her in favor of the In Crowd at school. When your best friend moves away, it's the end of the world. That's what Kathy Hayes thinks when her friend Annie leaves town. But then things start looking up. Pete, the cutest boy in the sixth grade, actually talks to her. And whenZan, the leader of the "in" crowd, invites Kathy to go shopping after school, Kathy can hardly refuse. The trouble is, being part of the "in" crowd means following their rules. Some of them are easy, like wearing hair spray every day. But others, like putting down the new girl who moved into Annie's house, are a lot harder. Kathy could stand up to Zan and her friends, but without them, she'd be a sixth-grade zero. Why is being popular so hard? There are other books from the Making the Grade series with more coming. Look for Does Third Grade Last Forever? and The Terrible Truth About Third Grade. RL: 5.5 Ages 8-12-