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Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande

Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature

by Robin Brande

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  • Aug 2007, 272 pages
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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.

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"A page-turning read that will likely cause many teens to take stock of what they believe and why, and how to treat others who believe differently. Although the themes are entirely different, Brande's first book shares similarities to Janet Tashjian's The Gospel According to Larry (2001) - and should be as widely read." - BookBrowse.com.

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Robin Brande

Robin Brande has been a trial attorney, yoga instructor, black belt, entrepreneur, community college professor, Wilderness First Responder, insurance agent, outdoor adventurer, Girl Scout leader, and Sunday school teacher. She spent her high school years in the make-believe worlds of books and drama, and finds that she still prefers it that way.

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