The Girl with 500 Middle Names (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689841354)

"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.

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
ISBN-10: 0689841353
ISBN-13: 9780689841354
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2001
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.79w x 0.54d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 48376 / Girl with 500 Middle Names

Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/05/2001 pg. 80
School Library Journal 06/01/2001 pg. 117
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 291 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 291 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw