Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus

By Kristen Tracy

Paperback

Published on Oct 12, 2010 | 304 Pages

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Ebook

Published on Aug 11, 2009 | 304 Pages

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Grades 3–7
Ages 8–12

From the author of the Project (Un)Popular series and Too Cool For This School, a fun middle school story about a girl determined to make the best of any situation.

Imagine being Camille McPhee. She has low blood sugar, so she carries extra food in a cooler. Would you want to do that?

Didn’t think so.

And you wouldn’t want to fall under the school bus. That happened to Camille too!
Her cat, Checkers, is lost. And her best friend, Sally, moved to Japan.

It would be hard to stay optimistic, right? But Camille is what her mom calls HOPEFUL. Because really? There are plenty of things to be positive about:

gifted reading
a nonsqueaky mattress
eating banned foods
the big blue butterfly

Even making a new friend. Imagine that!

"This book about friendship and loss kindly teaches that life is pretty much what one is willing to make of it."—School Library Journal, starred review

"[A] touching debut."—Kirkus Reviews

Award Winner

"The lively, first-person narrative moves readers through possibly banal or overly traumatic episodes with a gentleness and humor that has them rooting for Camille. This book about friendship and loss kindly teaches that life is pretty much what one is willing to make of it."—School Library Journal, starred review

"Camille’s a survivor, ’born with the power to bounce back,’ which she does with surprising panache and hope in this touching debut."—Kirkus Reviews

"Middle-grade readers will enjoy the insider’s viewpoint, the blend of farce and sorrow, and the ending, which brings no neat resolution, just a yearning for a world that feels ’a little more fair.’"—Booklist

"Readers will enjoy the many antics that occur throughout this story. . . . This is an excellent book that can be used to engage reluctant readers." —Children’s Literature

ISBN 9780375845468 (Paperback)
Published on Oct 12, 2010
Published by Yearling
Pages 304
Dimensions 5-3/16 x 7-5/8
Age Range 8-12 years
Grade Grades 3-7

ISBN 9780375890987 (Ebook)
Published on Aug 11, 2009
Published by Delacorte Press
Pages 304
Age Range 9-12 years
Grade Grades 4-7

Kristen Tracy

Kristen Tracy has written twelve novels for young adults and young readers, including Lost It, Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus, Hung Up, and Project Unpopular. She won the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation for her collection Half-Hazard. Visit her online at kristentracy.com, and follow her on Twitter @kristen_tracy.