Josie Sheridan thinks too much - perhaps that's just a consequence of having a high IQ. But sometimes over-thinkers dwell on the things that bother them. Josie is a brilliant 15-year-old taking college classes - struggling to relate to both her college and high school peers. At home, her family relationship is strained when Kate, her closest sibling, gets engaged to someone Josie can't stand. And she can't stop thinking - or talking - about it.
Intellectually Josie is an adult, but emotionally still a child - a stubborn one! She is hilarious and witty (she'll have you laughing out loud), but she has the uncanny ability to make a bad situation worse. As the year goes on in this story, Josie is able to reconsider some of her opinions about love (among other things) when she begins to finally experience it for herself.
This title is a nominee for the 16-17 Gateway Readers Award for readers grades 9-12. In my middle school collection I expect it to be popular among my 7th and 8th students. Students will be recommending this one to each other.
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