Posted deals with a lot of important issues that are completely spot on for a lot of middle grade students, and if you are an older reader (like me), you’ll find that a lot of the issues are probably things that you’ve already seen while at that age.

For those who are going through middle school currently, this is an inspiring and fun book that will make the experience a little brighter. It’s common knowledge that middle school can be one heck of an experience, and for those who have been there and dealt with it, we all have stories to tell. Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository As the sticky-note war escalates, and the pressure to choose sides mounts, Frost soon realizes that after this year, nothing will ever be the same. Rose is not like anyone else at Branton Middle School, and it’s clear that the close circle of friends Frost has made for himself won’t easily hold another. In the middle of this, a new girl named Rose arrives at school and sits at Frost’s lunch table.

It catches on, and soon all the kids in school are leaving notes-though for every kind and friendly one, there is a cutting and cruel one as well.

When cell phones are banned at Branton Middle School, Frost and his friends Deedee, Wolf, and Bench come up with a new way to communicate: leaving sticky notes for each other all around the school. Sometimes they can change things forever. The right words can win you friends or make you enemies. 'A forceful book that focuses on bullying and the development of friendships in middle school amid exploration of the power of words.Synopsis: In middle school, words aren’t just words. Readers might even want some Post-it notes to mark the good parts.' 'Acute observations about social media and school life and a smart, engaging narrator make this a journey well worth taking. This rewarding novel should resonate with many readers.' - Booklist, starred review Written with understated humor and fine-tuned perception, Frost's first-person narrative offers a riveting story as well as an uncomfortably realistic picture of middle school social dynamics. Words have lingering and persistent power, Anderson makes clear, but so does standing up for others and making one’s voice heard.' 'Anderson captures the tumultuous joys and pains of middle school with honesty, creating characters with whom readers will find common ground and insight. Kids, and the rest of the world, need more books like this one.' Anderson dives into the world of middle school with a clear sense of how it works and what it needs. 'The characters, both adult and teen, are vivid, flawed, and approachable.

Posted by John David Anderson