Dear Student
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–13 · 2022

Dear Student

By Elly Swartz

A secret advice columnist faces a dilemma: can she help friends without revealing her identity?

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Autumn, the secret voice behind her school's advice column, faces a challenge: balancing fair advice with keeping her identity hidden. As she navigates new friendships with bold Logan and mysterious Cooper, tensions rise when they clash. With her secret at risk, Autumn must find her courage and decide where her loyalties lie. Can she maintain her anonymity and still be true to herself?

From the publisher

When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper, she is faced with a dilemma–can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret? Starting middle school is rough for Autumn after her one and only BFF moves to California. Uncertain and anxious, she struggles to connect with her new classmates. The two potential friends she meets could not be more different: bold Logan who has big ideas and quiet Cooper who’s a bit mysterious. But Autumn has a dilemma: what do you do when the new friends you make don’t like each other? When Autumn is picked to be the secret voice of the Dear Student letters in the Hillview newspaper, she finds herself smack in the middle of a problem, with Logan and Cooper on opposite sides. But before Autumn can figure out what to do, the unthinkable happens. Her secret identity as Dear Student is threatened. Now, it’s time for Autumn to find her voice and her courage and follow her heart, even when it’s divided.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
304
Reading age
10–13
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
HL610L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about self-esteemBooks about social themesBooks about self-esteem and self-reliance
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4
F&P level
~O
Publication
Published
February 14, 2023
First published
January 1, 2022
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593374153

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