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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player

Originally published by Harper Collins Publishers ℗2021

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening

Playaway; required earphones available at Circulation Desk

An unabridged recording of the book of the same title

Performed by Ramon de Ocampo

There are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle School. They've been together all their lives. And in this small factory town where everyone knows everything about everyone, that's not necessarily a great thing. There are thirteen desks in the seventh-grade classroom. That's because Renni Dean's father got a promotion, and the family moved to Grand Saintlodge, the nearest big town. Renni's desk is empty, but Renni still knows their secrets; is still pulling their strings. When Orchid Mason arrives and slips gracefully into Renni's chair, the other seventh graders don't know what to think. Orchid, who was born in New York City but just moved to Fawn Creek from Paris, seems to float. Her dress skims the floor. She's wearing a flower behind her ear. Fawn Creek Middle might be small, but it has its tightly knit groups, the self-proclaimed "God Squad," the jocks, the outsiders, just like anyplace else. Who will claim Orchid Mason? Who will save Orchid Mason? Or will Orchid Mason save them?