How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues?

How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues? by Barthe DeClements. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780590331951.

Part of the Elsie Edwards series Will Elsie be able to accept her (beautiful!) new self? — Elsie Edwards, star of Nothings Fair in Fifth Grade, is back! Shes a whole lot thinner, but not much happier. Sure, shes got a lot of friends now; and shes going out with Craddoc, one of the cutest guys in the whole high school. But even though Elsie looks like "a thin Dolly Parton," she still cant quite believe that Craddoc really likes her. Her insecurity threatens to ruin their relationship. To make matters worse, Elsies mother just wont realize that Elsies growing up and doesnt need to be watched over all the time. It all adds up to make ninth grade a lot more trouble than Elsie had counted on