# The Kate in Between - Hardcover

by **Claire Swinarski** (Author)

**In this timely, call-to-action contemporary middle grade novel from Claire Swinarski, author of _What Happens Next_, a twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying incident goes viral.**

Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit refresh and erase the pain of her mother leaving town without her. So when a group of popular girls folds Kate into their clique, it feels like the answer to all her problems--even if it means ditching Haddie, her childhood bestie.

But when Kate's new friends decide that Haddie is their next target, Kate becomes a passive participant in a cruel incident that could have killed Haddie...had Kate not stepped in, at the last minute, and saved her. The next day, a cell phone video of the rescue goes viral, and Kate is hailed a hero. But Kate knows the truth--she was part of the problem--and it's only a matter of time until the full version of the video is released and everyone knows it too.

With so much at stake, Kate must decide who she wants to be: a liar, a follower, or someone greater.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 1.3 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** May 18, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Kate in Between

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

**Reading Level:** 4.5

**Point Value:** 8

## Details

- **Price:** 19.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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