Eighth grader Drew Ellis is no stranger to the saying “You have to work twice as hard to be just as good.” His grandmother has reminded him his entire life. But what if he works ten times as hard and still isn’t afforded the same opportunities that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted?
To make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids. He wants to pretend like everything is fine, but it's hard not to withdraw, and even their mutual friend Jordan doesn't know how to keep the group together.
As the pressures mount, will Drew find a way to bridge the divide so he and his friends can truly accept each other? And most important, will he finally be able to accept himself?
本书讲述了三个家庭环境截然不同的孩子进入同一所学校后，他们如何应对各自的烦恼，以及相互看见和治愈的故事。
成绩优异的德鲁来自一个生活比较艰辛的家庭，每天看着家人为了赚钱而起早贪黑地工作，德鲁心中也隐隐地有一种压力，觉得自己须非常努力，这样的他变得比同龄人更懂事也更敏感。
德鲁的同学利亚姆虽然家里很富裕，却也很孤独，他是那种常常在深夜听着父母的争吵声入睡的孩子。
乔丹是大家眼中快乐的孩子，他的父母是普通工薪族，家庭氛围很好，但尽管如此，在升学选择上，妈妈过多的关注让他感到困扰，并有点怀疑自己的梦想是不是“不够现实”。
故事讲述德鲁、利亚姆和乔丹如何在校园生活中，突破大人社会的偏见，看见彼此的烦恼，在相互支持中走向更好的自己。儿童文学杂志《号角》评论这本书：“直击现实的话题，幽默诙谐的基调，与青春期那些充满欢笑的时刻，使这本书成为十几岁孩子内心生活的重要写照。”
By Jerry Craft, Paperback, Simplified Chinese Charactesr, 269 pages/book, 9”x6“
