" Your best friend hates you. The guy you liked hates you. Your entire group of friends hates you.
All because you did the right thing.
Welcome to life for Mena, whose year is starting off in the worst way possible. She's been kicked out of her church group and no one will talk to her, not even her own parents. No one except for Casey, her supersmart lab partner in science class, who's pretty funny for the most brilliant guy on earth.
And when Ms. Shepherd begins the unit on evolution, school becomes more dramatic than Mena could ever imagine . . . and her own life is about to evolve in some amazing and unexpected ways." (from Goodreads)
Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature manages to address faith, bullying, ostracism, and the beauty of science all at once. Oh, and there is romance and puppies, too.
If you like books about making tough decisions, you might also enjoy Blackwater by Eve Bunting, A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly, or Burning Up by Caroline B. Cooney.
Brande, Robin. Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature. 2007. 272 pages.
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