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Emma-JeanLazarusisthesmartest-anddefinitelythestrangest-girlatWilliamGladstoneMiddleSchool.Herfellowseventhgradersdon'tunderstandher.Butthat'sokay,sinceEmma-Jeandoesn'tunderstandthemeither.Emma-Jeanhasalwaysconsidereditprudenttokeepherdistance,toobservefromafar.Untiloneafternoon,whenshewalksintothegirls'roomanddiscoversColleenPomerantzsobbingatthesink.ColleenisoneofthosegirlswhocaresalotAbouteverythingAndnowthemeanestgirlinschoolistryingtostealherbestfriend,andtheonlyonewhoseemstocareisEmma-JeanLazarus.Soourstorybegins,inthegirls'room,astwoverydifferentgirlsbeginajourneythatissuretosendoneofthemtumblingoutofatree...