My Mom Married the Principal

When your stepfather is also the school principal everyone starts asking you for favorsIt's only the first day of school, but news travels fast when you're in eighth grade -- Jonah Truman's mother has married the principal! Now nothing Jonah does will be a secret. It's not easy, but with a little help from his matchmaking best friend, Jonah manages to navigate the ups and downs of eighth-grade flirtations, dates, and, worst of all -- drama club."Not since Betsy Byars's Bingo Brown has there been such a likable character (as Jonah)....Bechard has a wonderful grasp of adolescence". -- School Library Journal for Really No Big Deal