The Girl with 500 Middle Names

Marc Notes: Janie's parents move to the suburbs so she can go to a better school, but when she discovers that all the other students are richer than she is, she feels out of place--until she realizes that there are more important things than money. Publisher Marketing: That's not your name, the girl beside me said as I was hanging up my coat. She was reading my sweater. Maybe Alexandria is my middle name, I said. Janie's mother started a knitting business just so Janie's family could move and Janie could go to a better school. But Janie is poorer than her new classmates, and she doesn't fit in. When her mother's business falls apart, Janie thinks of a way to help her family. But it means she will stand out even more. Is she strong enough to face the challenge? This is the heartwarming story of a girl whose belief in her family enables her to risk embarrassment -- and to make new friends. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/05/2001 pg. 80 (EAN 9780689841354, Hardcover) School Library Journal 06/01/2001 pg. 117 (EAN 9780689841354, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 291 (EAN 9780689841354, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 291 (EAN 9780689841354, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 03/05/2001 pg. 80 (EAN 9780689841361, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Haddix, Margaret Peterson Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many critically and popularly acclaimed YA and middle grade novels, including The Missing series and the Shadow Children series. A graduate of Miami University (of Ohio), she worked for several years as a reporter for "The Indianapolis News". She also taught at the Danville (Illinois) Area Community College. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio. Visit her at HaddixBooks.com. Contributor Bio:  Hamlin, Janet JANET HAMLIN graduated with honors from Art Center College of Design and lives in New York. Her clients include Time Warner, Universal Studios, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, IBM, HarperCollins and Associated Press to name a few.