Bad Apple

If I really wanted to open up, I'd confess that I really am the liar everyone believes I am.

Everyone thinks Tola Riley is crazy. Everyone except Mr. Mymer, her art teacher. He doesn't care about her green hair, or nose ring--and he gets her paintings and lets her hang out in the art room during lonely lunch periods.

Although Tola likes to keep to herself, when rumors start flying about an affair between her and Mr. Mymer, she is suddenly at the center of a scandal. The whole town is judging her--even her family. When Mr. Mymer is suspended, she has no choice but to break her silence. The question is, will anyone believe her?

Author: Laura Ruby
Publisher: Harperteen
Published: 03/08/2011
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.42w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780061243332

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 133977 / Bad Apple

About the Author
Ruby, Laura: -

Laura Ruby is the author of books for adults, teens, and children, including Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All and the Michael L. Printz Medal winner Bone Gap, both National Book Award finalists; the Edgar Award nominee Lily's Ghosts; and the Book Sense Pick Good Girls as well as the first two books in the York Saga. She is on the faculty of Hamline University's MFA in writing for children and young adults program and lives in the Chicago area. You can visit her online at www.lauraruby.com.