Bryce, once distant and cold, is now interested in Juli but he does not show this new feeling well after he upsets her on three separate occasions which causes Juli to begin to dislike him. She develops an annoying and persistent crush on him that Bryce just wants to go away but over the course of six years their feelings flip for each other. The novel follows children Bryce Loski and Juli Baker in a period of coming of age starting when Juli moves into Bryce’s neighborhood in the second grade. She and her husband reside in California and have two sons.Flipped is an innocent novel with characters that the audience either sympathizes or connects with easily.

Van Draanen was a classroom teacher for fifteen years.

The Gecko & Sticky books, are fun read-alouds, perfect for reluctant readers, and the Shredderman books-featuring a boy who deals with a bully-received the Christopher Award for “affirming the highest values of the human spirit” and became a Nickelodeon made-for-TV movie. Van Draanen is also the author of two short chapter-book series. Van Draanen's latest book, Hope in the Mail, is part memoir, part writing guided, designed to encourage aspiring writers to pursue their dream. Her novel The Running Dream was awarded ALA’s Schneider Family Award for its portrayal of the disability experience. She is the author of the 18-book Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes series, and wrote Flipped which was named a Top 100 Children’s Novel for the 21st Century by SLJ, and became a Warner Brothers feature film with Rob Reiner directing.

The Gecko & Sticky books, are fun read-alouds, perfect for reluctant readers, and the Shredderman books-featuring Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens. Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens.

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