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Amy Flowers, a seventh‑grader, is disheartened when her service‑learning assignment sends her to teach health lessons to first‑graders. Meanwhile, her best friends are busy helping at the community garden. Adding to her frustration are her new teaching partners: the notoriously mean Queen of Mean Fiona and the flashy preppie Preston. Through daily school challenges, Amy learns the value of service, friendship, and perseverance as she balances classes, community work, and personal growth.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Lisa Papademetriou
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