{"product_id":"the-almost-perfect-guide-to-imperfect-boys-9781481405638","title":"The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Finley's middle school, kissing frogs might lead to princes--if there were any frogs! Categorizing classmates leads to a battle of the sexes in this M!X novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eJust Another Day in My Insanely Real Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccording to Finley and her BFF, Maya, middle school boys can be put into three separate categories: tadpoles, croakers, and frogs. Per their official Life Cycle of Amphibian Boys, while tadpoles are totally not developed yet (read: boys who still love fart jokes and can't have a normal conversation with girls without making fun of them), a frog is the top of the boy food chain--evolved and mature. Sadly, not many boys have reached that elusive frog status at Staunton Middle School. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinley thought she had everyone pegged, until Zachary Mattison enters the picture. After suddenly leaving the year before, Zachary's surprise reappearance at SMS forces Finley to see him in a new light. And when the official life cycle list falls into the wrong hands, it causes a battle between the boys and girls that turns into an all-out war--one that Finley isn't sure anyone can really win...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Dee is the author of twelve middle grade novels including \u003ci\u003eViolets Are Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHaven Jacobs Saves the Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in the Fish Tank\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaybe He Just Likes You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Everything I Know About You\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHalfway\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNormal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar-Crossed.\u003c\/i\u003e Her books have earned several starred reviews and have been named to many best-of lists, including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Children's Books, the ALA Notable Children's Books, the ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List, the NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, and the ALA Rainbow List Top Ten. Barbara lives with her family, including a naughty cat named Luna and a sweet rescue hound named Ripley, in Westchester County, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aladdin Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338262548754,"sku":"9781481405638","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e0d6bd2-b3e3-4012-9b3c-b761d1b4eaa9.jpg?v=1727980094","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-almost-perfect-guide-to-imperfect-boys-9781481405638","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}