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    Out of Order

    By Betty Hicks

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    About this ebook

    One million American children become part of blended family every year. What happens to stepsiblings when the oldest child suddenly becomes the middle child, and the youngest even younger? Out of Order delivers four electric points of view from stepsiblings, ages nine to fifteen, in a super-unsettled, scrambled-up family. An unforgettable Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, plus 120 hazardous bug snacks, equals humor, insight, and serious indigestion. Betty Hicks gives us her most entertaining and complex novel yet.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateApr 14, 2015
    ISBN9781626723795
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    Betty Hicks

    Betty Hicks is the author of Basketball Bats and several sports novels for older readers, including Busted! and I Smell Like Ham. She lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.  

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    • 3/5
      Does your birthorder really affect your personality? What happens when that order is changed by step-brothers and sisters? In this book, 4 new siblings learn to deal with each other and their place in the family.
    • 3/5
      Lily, MudBoy, Eric, and V, are facing a huge adjustment as they try to become siblings when their parents marry. The kids have to get used to having a different role in the family. They pull together to organize a Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament.