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Sept. 2003. 304p. Farrar, 524.95 (0-374-20882-4). 305.234.
Perlstein, education reporter for the Washington Post, chronicles a school year at a suburban Maryland middle school, exploring the changes in personalities and school performance of students caught between childhood and high school. Focusing on five students and their friends, Perlstein observes the erratic changes in their bodies and their relationships with parents, teachers, and friends as they navigate the confusion that is middle school. She recounts their almost mindless conversations, which belie their hidden anxieties and longings. Parents and ...