the language that was used in this book just wasn't realistic in terms of how middle schoolers would have communicated with each other and the time that this book came out it just wasn't it was overdone it was just exaggerated
The swap (2014)
When seventh-grader Ellie, who is having best-friend problems, and eighth-grader Jack, who is under tremendous pressure from his father, switch bodies and lives, they learn a great deal about themselves and the opposite sex.
- ISBN:
- 9780062311696
- Length:
- 392 pages
Genres: young adult
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