How I Survived Middle School Bk. 4:
The New Girl
by Nancy Krulik
The New Girl
by Nancy Krulik
THE NEW GIRL by Nancy Krulik
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 1/1/08
Publisher: Scholastic
Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
Rating: 4 Stars
Jenny McAfee has a ton of best friends but isn’t the most popular girl in her school, since she definitely isn’t in with the
Pops. But she doesn’t let that bother her, since this year she beat out Addie, her ex-best friend who just became
popular, for President in the 6th grade student council race. But that only made Addie VP.
The first meeting of the 6th, 7th and 8th grades Presidents and Vice Presidents turns interesting when ideas for raising
money are thrown around -- and Jenny goes against Addie’s idea for another dance, and votes instead for a carnival.
Addie, who is so used to being in charge of everything, wants to make Jenny pay for not backing her up, even though
they haven’t been friends for like forever.
So Addie decides to make a bet with Jenny that whoever has the least popular booth at the carnival has to wear their
pajamas to school, the not so pretty ones, and of course Jenny agrees.
Then enters the new girl, Sam, the girl who makes all the Pops in 6th grade look like 5th graders. Jenny and Addie both
see this as the perfect opportunity to make their booth better than the other's, but it is up to Sam to decide who she
wants to be friends with.
Sweet and funny, this next installment in the HOW I SURVIVED MIDDLE SCHOOL series is one that readers do not
want to miss. Who would have guessed that there was so much drama in the 6th grade?
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 6+
Release Date: 1/1/08
Publisher: Scholastic
Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
Rating: 4 Stars
Jenny McAfee has a ton of best friends but isn’t the most popular girl in her school, since she definitely isn’t in with the
Pops. But she doesn’t let that bother her, since this year she beat out Addie, her ex-best friend who just became
popular, for President in the 6th grade student council race. But that only made Addie VP.
The first meeting of the 6th, 7th and 8th grades Presidents and Vice Presidents turns interesting when ideas for raising
money are thrown around -- and Jenny goes against Addie’s idea for another dance, and votes instead for a carnival.
Addie, who is so used to being in charge of everything, wants to make Jenny pay for not backing her up, even though
they haven’t been friends for like forever.
So Addie decides to make a bet with Jenny that whoever has the least popular booth at the carnival has to wear their
pajamas to school, the not so pretty ones, and of course Jenny agrees.
Then enters the new girl, Sam, the girl who makes all the Pops in 6th grade look like 5th graders. Jenny and Addie both
see this as the perfect opportunity to make their booth better than the other's, but it is up to Sam to decide who she
wants to be friends with.
Sweet and funny, this next installment in the HOW I SURVIVED MIDDLE SCHOOL series is one that readers do not
want to miss. Who would have guessed that there was so much drama in the 6th grade?