This ten-story anthology of humorous pre-adolescent agony focuses on the tween years of middle school and the attendant embarrassments, humiliations, and public degradations. Contributors David Lubar, James Proimos, David Rice, Lee Wardlaw, Sarah Weeks, Rachel Vail, Susan Shreve, Avi, Terry Trueman, and Angela Johnson tackle all sorts of impromptu tortures, including odd names (Curtain, Rod), the stress of waiting to be called on in class, reading disabilities, bouts of laughter, romantic crushes on total strangers, and peculiar friendships with extremely unlikely companions. One story appears in a graphic comic book-style format. Pictures of the authors as young students and brief biographical sketches follow each tale. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.