The Swap

Now a Disney Channel Original Movie, Megan Shull's smart and funny, very readable book The Swap is a great summer reading (or anytime ) choice. Will appeal to fans of R. J. Palacio and Katherine Applegate, as well as of graphic novels such as Click, Invisible Emmie, and Smile.

With one random wish, Jack and Ellie are living life in each other's shoes. He's her. And she's him.

ELLIE assumed popular guys didn't worry about body image, being perfect, or talking to girls, but acting like you're cool with everything is tougher than it looks.

JACK thought girls had it easy--no fights with bullies, no demanding dads, no power plays--but facing mean girls at sleepovers and getting grilled about your period is way harder than taking a hit to the face at sports practice.

Now they're dealing with each other's middle school dramas--locker room teasing, cliques, video game battles, bra shopping, and a slew of hilariously awkward moments--until they hopefully switch back

Told in both Jack's and Ellie's voices, The Swap offers a fresh and honest take on tween friendship, all while exploring more serious themes of family, loss, empathy, and what it really means to be yourself. And as Jon Scieszka says, it's "seriously, truly, fearlessly funny "

Plus don't miss Megan Shull's heartwarming Bounce--in development as a movie featuring YouTube star Jojo Siwa

--Jon Scieszka, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Guys Read

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Published: 06/07/2016
ISBN: 9780062311702
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 170295 / Swap
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 11