Julep O'Toole

Confessions of a Middle Child

By Trueit, Trudi Strain

Publishers Summary:
Stuck between her colorful siblings like egg salad on pumpernickel— which, by the way, you should never eat right before PE class—Julep feels squashed and invisible. Then the most popular girl at school invites her to the biggest party of the year. Julep can hardly believe it. Finally, her chance to see and be seen! But a disastrous event forces her to choose between the popular girl she longs to be and the plain old middle child others need her to be. . . .Will Julep get her chance to shine, or is she doomed to be Invisible Girl forever? Trudi Trueit introduces an endearing new character whose hilarious hijinks, snappy dialogue, and inner angst are sure to win hearts everywhere.

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ISBN
978-0-52547-619-1
Publisher
Dutton Juvenile


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on October 1, 2005

Gr 4-6 With an older sister who appears to be perfect and a younger brother who is highly asthmatic and spoiled, 11-year-old Julep feels invisible. She is absorbed in the ordinary trials of life, wishing to be popular, agonizing over what to wear for her school picture, hating her red hair and freckles, and resentful at having to look out for her brother. The low point of her existence is when she suddenl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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