This was not what I was expecting at all - in a delightful way. I was expecting a silly, fluff piece with middle school angst and it did kind of start out that way. There was a mean girl, broken friendships, silly boys. But their teacher had a unique way of structuring the classroom and giving assignments. The book is told mainly through the different students journal entries. Once they start a social justice unit and the kids studying homelessness decide to experience it firsthand without their parents knowing... that's when things really get good. Some parents get so upset when they find out that they blame the teacher who is put on leave until an investigation can be made. So what to the kids do? They take what she has taught them and seek to make a difference. Funny and charming...
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