Introduction: The many stories of Olive -- April: School trouble -- May: The music teacher -- June: Looking for a new school -- July: In Denver -- August: Open houses and kids like me -- September: The year starts -- October: The infamous C-word conference -- November: Art and weirdos -- December: Anxiety time -- January: What do we do with smart kids -- February: So white -- March: Lemonade, Mountain Dew, meth -- April: Sex ed -- May: Student activism -- June: The most right thing.
Summary:
Seven-year-old Ollie was researching local advanced school programsbecause every second grader does that, right? Ollie, who used to hate weekends because they meant no school, was crying on the way to school almost every day. Sure, there were the slings and arrows of bullies and bad teachers, but, maybe worse, Ollie, a funny, anxious, smart kid with a thing for choir and an eye for graphic art, was gravely underchallenged and also struggling with identity and how to live totally as themselves. Ollie begged to switch to a new school with kids like me,
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