Books like Seventh-Grade Menace by Betsy Haynes
In Betsy Haynes’ young‑adult story, seventh‑grade Jana Morgan signs up for a popularity contest at her school, hoping to gain acceptance. When her petitions are ruined by chocolate milk, her locker is sprayed with ketchup, and other classmates make trouble, Jana suspects a class bully. The novel follows her attempts to uncover the truth, explore friendship dynamics, and confront the realities of bullying and peer pressure in a middle‑school setting.
First publish date: November 1, 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Betsy Haynes
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