Write This Down

Twelve-year-old Autumn loves to write. She finds inspiration all around her, especially in Cameron, the dreamy boy in her journalism class who she has a major crush on. Then her older brother, Hunter, who used to watch out for her but has grown distant since he started high school, reads one of her poems about Cameron to Cameron's older brother. They make fun of it and she is devastated. Determined to show her brother how talented she really is, Autumn decides that she is going to become a published author - now! She writes an essay about her changing relationship with her brother, enters it in a contest, and wins, and her dream of publication is within reach. But if her essay is published, everyone will know her family's secrets. Is being published worth hurting those you love?

“Zero Tolerance "After turning in a paring knife she accidentally brought to school with her lunch, a high-achieving, rule-following seventh-grade girl is suspended, and her case becomes a media sensation. . . . Provocative and fun, from a master of the school story." - Kirkus Reviews "This compelling novel could also spark a discussion about the slippery nature of rules and how they are enforced." - School Library Journal "This will make provocative discussion fodder, and it will also encourage kids to think more deeply about their relationship with rules and approval." - The Bulletin”

"Mills does a good job of showing the turbulence of being a preteen. The central focus of the novel is the sibling relationship. . .The girl's pain and confusion over being pushed away by an older sibling are honest and relatable. . .Realistic situations and a nuanced protagonist make this a recommended purchase." --School Library Journal

CLAUDIA MILLS has written dozens of books for children, most recently the novel" Trading Places" and the chapter book "Being Teddy Roosevelt," about which both "The Horn Book" and P"ublishers Weekly" declared, "Bully for Mills." Ms. Mills teaches philosophy at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where she lives with her family.

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