Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Tarshis, Lauren. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780142411506.

A heartwarming story from the author of the I SURVIVED series. Emma-Jean Lazarus is the smartest and strangest girl at William Gladstone Middle School. Her classmates dont understand her, but thats okay because Emma-Jean doesnt quite get them either. But one afternoon, all that changes when she sees Colleen Pomerantz crying in the girls room. It is through Colleen that Emma-Jean gets a glimpse into what it is really like to be a seventh grader. And what she finds will send her tumbling out of a tree and questioning why she ever got involved in the first place.