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"For gritty content, readers should look elsewhere: no sex, drugs, or binge-drinking here. But these teens' everyday interactions, doubts, and triumphs ring true, and readers should want to find out what happens to them next in Ingram's upcoming second novel, Tenth Grade Angst." - Kirkus Reviews Ninth Grade Blues follows four teens through the adventures and misadventures, ups and downs of life in the first year of high school. They contend with classes and tests, worry about going out on dates, struggle with not being able to drive, and dread being called on by teachers they do not like. Interweaving first person stories are told by: Luke: a shy, hard working, poorly dressed boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Luke is mediocre at basketball, mediocre at baseball, and mediocre at school. But he has hidden talents in science—he is a budding fisherman, hunter, and naturalist— and he is even appealing to some girls, unbeknownst to himself. Elly: sociable...Pages of Ninth Grade Blues :
