Mean

From the USA Today-bestselling author of Jawbreaker, Slouch, and Breakout, this stand-alone middle-grade novel features the same fresh humor and relatable themes of friendship and family in a riveting story about what happens when a mean girl takes a mean prank too far.

Ronnie Frizzle has a reputation that precedes her. She's knowing for being, well, mean, but her snappy comments always amuse her eighth grade classmates, even if they get her in trouble with teachers. After all, Ronnie has never been one to make friends easily, like her magnetic and talented older sister, Jules, who their mom always prioritizes. Without her sister's natural charm, Ronnie knows that it's better to make people laugh than to be the one they're laughing at.

But when a new girl unexpectedly joins her close-knit friend group, and Ronnie's two BFFs start finding her sharp tongue a bit too sharp, she has to either back off or double down.

In her newest novel, bestselling author Christina Wyman tackles quintessential middle-school experiences with her trademark humor, honesty, and heart. Give this to readers who love Raina Telgemeier, Terri Libenson, Kelly Yang, Gordon Korman, and other endlessly funny and deeply heartfelt books that tackle big topics and universal coming-of-age experiences alike.