In this final book of the trilogy, eighth-grade Merci tries to prove that she is a cool soccer-playing teenager while juggling the responsibilities of school and home, which include assisting the guidance office and taking care of her sick grandfather and almost-seven-year-old twin cousins.
Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–4, Chapters 5–12, Chapters 13–24, Chapters 25–41
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