The metamorphosis of Bunny Baxter

"If Bunny Baxter were an insect, she'd have so many ways to slip through seventh grade unnoticed. But she's tall instead of tiny, has flaming red Medusa hair instead of camouflage, and she suffers from social anxiety, which makes it hard to be part of a swarm. Worst of all, she's been redistricted t...

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Main Author: Roberts, Barbara Carroll (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"If Bunny Baxter were an insect, she'd have so many ways to slip through seventh grade unnoticed. But she's tall instead of tiny, has flaming red Medusa hair instead of camouflage, and she suffers from social anxiety, which makes it hard to be part of a swarm. Worst of all, she's been redistricted to a new middle school away from her best friend who she could always hide behind when her anxiety got the best of her. The first day at E.D. Britt Middle School does not go well. Bunny trips on the steps, falls into the cutest boy in the school, and causes a kid domino pile-up. At lunch, she unintentionally causes an uproar in the cafeteria, which lands her and another girl in the principal's office. Bunny decides there is only one option: to get expelled so she can transfer to the school her best friend attends. She soon discovers that it isn't that hard to get in trouble -- don't turn in your homework, walk around the track instead of run in P.E., pretend you deliberately hit someone with a badminton birdie. What isn't so easy for Bunny is realizing she now has a reputation as a troublemaker. And even more confusing, when it looks like her plan to get expelled might work, she's no longer sure what to do."--
Item Description:"Margaret Ferguson Books."
Physical Description:236 pages ; 24 cm
Audience:Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN:9780823458561
0823458563
Author Notes:Barbara Carroll Roberts 's debut middle-grade novel, Nikki on the Line , was a finalist for two state children's book awards and made numerous best-of-the-year lists. Her nonfiction picture book, A Rose Named Peace , illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, a Texas Topaz Award winner, and received a starred review from School Library Journal. She grew up in northern California and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University. She has two grown children and now lives in Virginia with her husband, two cats, and one very goofy springer spaniel.