Worse Than Weird

Readers who love Leslie Connor and Ann M. Martin will adore this story of a citywide scavenger hunt and a girl who learns that family--and weirdness--is relative.

Summer Coding Camp

Incoming 7th graders only

Eight-week session begins June 28

This is it, my summer plan.

Hoping to ditch two months of chicken coops, kale, and her parents' antiscreen rules, Mac MacLeod sets out to win a citywide food cart scavenger hunt and the money she needs for the summer coding camp of her dreams.

But Mac discovers more than just clues during her cross-city sprint--like how her weird parents might not be the worst thing compared to the circumstances of those around her.

With the same humor and hope of her debut novel, Mostly the Honest Truth, Jody J. Little gives readers another spunky, unforgettable character to root for.

Can a city-wide scavenger hunt solve all her problems?

• A City-Wide Scavenger Hunt: Mac must follow the clues from Portland's famous food carts if she wants to win the money for coding camp.
• A Funny Family Story: Between goat yoga, chicken coop chores, and the annual Naked Bike Ride, Mac is sure she has the weirdest parents in the world.
• STEM for Girls: A smart, spunky heroine who thinks in code and dreams of designing her own apps and games.
• Heartfelt Lessons on Empathy: An emotional journey about discovering that every family has its own struggles, and that weird is always relative.