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Apple Yengko, is 12 years old, and attends Chapel Springs Middle School in Louisiana. She believes every persons has 3 “Interesting Facts” (Ifs) about them, but her facts are not so good: She has slanted eyes, a weird, frugal mother and no father, and has a Filipino name (her nickname which is a round fruit). She is used to hanging out with her “friends” Gretchen and Alyssa, but when she is the 3rd ugliest girl in the school on the “Dog List,” her friends drop like flies. Alyssa is smart and ind
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Fun read about a ten year Filipino girl named Apple. She and her moved to the US after her father dies. Apple is dealing with being new to middle school, having her former best friends turn into boy-crazy, mean girls, and trying to convince her mother to buy her a guitar. Each chapter is titled after a Beatles song. I loved it, but will ten year old readers? Will they even know who the Beatles are? My library had this book in the junior section, but I think it is a middle grade novel.
Filipino Apple is bullied by the popular kids for her race, and dealing with her own embarrassment at her mother's accent and eccentricities. All of this makes 7th grade incredibly difficult until Apple finds her own friends and sense of self-worth. A good one for bullying or contemporary fiction.
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Probably 4 1/2 stars. It was really hard to read about the bullying. I think everyone needs a friend like Evan!!!
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