New York: Orchard Books, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's sixth young adult novel - a coming of age story. Fifteen year old Hope Gallagher is the middle child of professional parents, overweight and underappreciated, who thinks she is only in the honors class because of a computer glitch. When her English teacher on whom she has a crush, includes her in a special program, she is on the path to maturing self-esteem. . ."Hope, surprised to find herself the group's leader in dealing with the issue, is even more amazed to discover that her growing attraction to classmate Tuy Nguyen is reciprocated." 128 pp. ISBN: 0-531059944.