The final chapter in the book is Orchid's 'I Am' poem for a class assignment. The lessons to be learned are caught, not taught. Kelly writes about the situations in a clear, but gentle manner. Opposing forces will clash at a middle school dance in a neighboring town. Others speculate about Orchid while a malicious former classmate begins to dig around in Orchid's past. Grayson and Dorothy (Didi) embrace Orchid and the three become fast friends. No one knows exactly where she lives or what has brought her to Fawn Creek. Like Gooney Bird Greene, Orchid comes in with style. Small classes that grow up together can be tightly knit like a family, but they also have their secrets and hurts from the past. As you can imagine, her arrival stirs things up. She is the 13th student in the Fawn Creek 7th grade class. The world offers itself to your imagination~Mary Oliver Who will claim Orchid Mason? Who will save Orchid Mason? Or will Orchid Mason save them? She's wearing a flower behind her ear.įawn Creek Middle might be small, but it has its tightly knit groups-the self-proclaimed 'God Squad,' the jocks, the outsiders-just like anyplace else. Orchid-who was born in New York City but just moved to Fawn Creek from Paris-seems to float. When Orchid Mason arrives and slips gracefully into Renni's chair, the other seventh graders don't know what to think. Renni's desk is empty, but Renni still knows their secrets is still pulling their strings.

That's because Renni Dean's father got a promotion, and the family moved to Grand Saintlodge, the nearest big town. There are thirteen desks in the seventh-grade classroom. And in this small factory town where everyone knows everything about everyone, that's not necessarily a great thing. There are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle School. This contemporary school story set in small-town Louisiana is about friendship, family, deception, and being true to yourself and your dreams. Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same-until Orchid Mason arrives.

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