The Meaning of Maggie

About this book

"Smart sensitive sad and funny."Kirkus Reviews starred review As befits a future President of the United States of America Maggie Mayfield has decided to write a memoir of the past year of her life. And what a banner year its been! During this period shes Student of the Month on a regular basis an official shareholder of Coca-Cola stock and defending Science Fair champion. Most importantly though this is the year Maggie has to pull up her bootstraps (the family motto) and finally learn why her cool-dude dad is in a wheelchair no matter how scary that is. Author Megan Jean Sovern herself the daughter of a dad with multiple sclerosis writes with the funny grace and assured prose of a new literary star. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this book will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.