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Hundred Percent


No. of pages 256

Published: 2016

Great for age 9-12 years

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The last year of elementary school is big for every kid. In this novel, equal parts funny and crushing, utterly honest and perfect for boys and girls alike, Christine Gouda faces change at every turn, starting with her own nicknameTinkwhich just doesn't fit anymore. Readers will relate to this strong female protagonist whose voice rings with profound authenticity and absolute novelty, and her year's cringingly painful trials in normalcyuncomfortable Halloween costumes, premature sleepover parties, crushed crushes, and changing friendships. Throughout all this, Tink learns, what you call yourself, and how you do it, has a lot to do with who you are. This book marks beloved author Karen Romano Young's masterful return to children's literature: a heartbreakingly honest account of what it means to be between girl and woman, elementary and middle school, inside and outand just what you name that in-between self.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Chronicle Books .

Karen Romano Young is a science writer and the author of the Smithsonian doodle books Blast Off! and Oceans .

 

"Readers will cheer for the sensitive, brave, fierce Tink as she tries to discover, and ultimately honor, herself."--Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review

 

"Sensitively portrays the way so many tweens run, stumble, and drag their feet toward adulthood."--Common Sense Media

 

"A spot-on depiction of that middle school knife-edge where things can go from thrilling to mortifying in a nanosecond."-School Library Connection

 

"Honest about the timeless ins and outs (and in-jokes) of sixth-grade dynamics."-The Horn Book Magazine

 

"Young evokes the joys and pains of being in sixth grade."-VOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates

 

"An unflinching look at a girl's first steps into self-consciousness, in every sense of that word. Readers will see themselves in Tink and find a measure of hope."--The New York Times