Jump In Every single day in the small factory town of Fawn Creek, Louisiana, feels exactly the same. There are only twelve kids in the seventh grade, and they have known each other their entire lives. Everyone knows everything about everyone else, and the tightly knit social groups are impossible to escape. Even though the school's former queen bee has moved away to a bigger city, she still manages to pull everyone's strings from afar. The New Girl Everything shifts the moment Orchid Mason walks into the classroom and claims the empty thirteenth desk. Orchid is completely different from anyone else in Fawn Creek. She claims to have just moved from Paris, she wears long dresses that sweep the floor, and she always tucks a flower behind her ear. Suddenly, the established cliques are thrown off balance. Why You Will Love It As the various groups rush to claim the mysterious new student as their own, the town's outsiders begin to wonder if they have finally found a true friend. This captivating and emotionally rich story beautifully captures the struggles of middle school drama, the heavy weight of peer pressure, and the quiet courage it takes to discover who you really are.