Bright

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Marianne Blume knows she's one of the stupid kids. After years of trying and trying and feeling like she's always failing, she has mastered the art of turning off her brain whenever questions or lectures arise. She gets by in school on a combination of luck, deflection, and charisma-that is, until she lands in the classroom of Mr. Garcia. To avoid flunking Mr. Garcia's class, Marianne joins her school's Quiz Quest team, hoping the move will ingratiate her to him, the team's coach. Can Marianne learn to be smart if she puts her mind to it And what does it really mean to be 'bright,' anyway Bright is a readable and empowering story about bucking labels, overcoming preconceptions, and learning to find-and uphold-your own self-worth.

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"An absolute honor to record this REMARKABLE book, which is a true gift to everybody who has ever felt like they weren't smart enough or couldn't keep up in school. BRIGHT is a gem of a book that brought tears to my eyes!" --Mara Wilson, actress, playwright, and author of Where Am I Now: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame

"Real, relatable, and fully dimensional, Marianne is a main character you will root for with all your heart." -- Dan Gemeinhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Children

"A winning story about persevering and being enough. I fell in love with Marianne - my heart broke for her even as I was cheering her on. I wanted to wrap her in a hug and tell her to believe in herself. Friendship and heart make Bright a touching and joyful read." -Debbi Michiko Florence, author of Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

"[A] pitch-perfect narrative... A winner, indeed, especially for readers who question their own worth." --Kirkus Review

"[A] thoughtfully rendered novel that... organically explores concepts of what it means to work hard and be smart through Marianne's realistically bumpy arc." --Publishers Weekly

"A gentle reminder that not everyone is who they seem and a great pick for middle-grade readers searching for where they belong." --Booklist

Author Bio

Brigit Young was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and now lives on the East Coast with her husband and daughters. She is a proud graduate of the City College of New York and has taught creative writing to kids of all ages in settings ranging from workshops at Writopia Lab to bedsides at a pediatric hospital. Brigit has published poetry and short fiction in numerous literary journals, as well as the middle grade novels Worth a Thousand Words and The Prettiest. brigityoung.com