Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity.
Enjoy our presentation of Rick written by Alex Gino and published by Scholastic Press. Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity.
Rick won Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Year, and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Best Book for Young Readers.
This title is recommended for readers age 9 and up for mild language and violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Rick_Reviews
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