T C Kemper

When 12-year-old Joni Bird returns home from summer camp, it's clear something strange is afoot in Olive Springs. May, her usually head-banging best friend, now wears her hair in a tight bun and calls playing the drums unladylike. The ice cream shop only serves vanilla ice cream. The women and girls of the neighborhood all sport big pearl earrings and...

"A rip-roaring adventure, but more importantly, a kids' power ballad to the importance of being yourself." - New York Times-bestselling author Gordon Korman When 12-year-old Joni Bird returns home from summer camp, it's clear something strange is afoot in Olive Springs. May, her usually head-banging best friend, now wears her hair in a tight bun and calls playing the drums...