# Planet Middle School - Hardcover

by **Nikki Grimes** (Author)

**_New York Times_ bestselling author of _One Last Word_ and Coretta Scott King award-winning _Bronx Masquerade_ Nikki Grimes offers fresh novel in verse story about young heartbreak and hope.**

For twelve years, Joylin Johnson's life has been just fine. A game of basketball with the boys-especially her friend Jake-was all it took to put a smile on her face. Baggy jeans, T-shirt, and hair in a ponytail were easy choices. Then, everything suddenly seemed to change all at once. Her best girl friend is now flirting with her best guy friend. Her clothes seem all wrong. Jake is acting weird, and basketball isn't the same. And worst of all, there is this guy, Santiago, who appears from . . . where? What lengths will Joy go to--and who will she become--to attract his attention?

In short poems that perfectly capture the crazy feelings of adolescence and first crushes, award-winning author Nikki Grimes has crafted a delightful, often hilarious, heart-tugging story.

### Author Biography

**Nikki Grimes** is a _New York Times_ bestselling author and the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the Printz Honor and Sibert Honor book _Ordinary Hazards_; NAACP Image Award nominee _Planet Middle School_; Coretta Scott King Award winner _Bronx Masquerade_; Coretta Scott King Author Honor books _Jazmin's Notebook_, _Talkin' About Bessie_, _Dark Sons_, _The Road to Paris_, and _Words with Wings_, which was also named an ALA Notable Book; and _What Is Goodbye?_, an ALA Notable Book. She lives in Corona, California.  
www.nikkigrimes.com

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** September 13, 2011

**Award:** Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (2013)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Planet Middle School

**Interest Level:** Middle Grades, 4-8

**Reading Level:** 4

**Point Value:** 1

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