Stuck In The Middle

About the Book

Justin (the "brain"), Nick (the "jock"), Scott (the "goof"), Jessica (the "princess"), Carly (the "rebel"), and Echo (the "weird girl"), have just been chosen to work on a HUGE school project together. Needless to say, none of them-except for the incurably cheerful Echo-are too thrilled about it. After all, they have nothing in common with one another.

Or do they?

Over the course of their time together, they find themselves faced with issues to deal with, goals to pursue, and obstacles to overcome:

Justin struggles to win the affection of Jessica, who has a crush of her own in the form of Kellen, the cute new boy at school; Nick fights to improve his grades in order to keep his spot on the wrestling team; Scott works hard to hone his comedic skills; Carly attempts to show the world "who's boss"; and Echo simply wishes to be understood by her classmates.

And as they undergo the trials and tribulations of adolescence-ranging from hilarious, to humiliating, to heartbreaking-they discover the many things they have in common with one another and learn that they're not so different after all.

About the Author

Nick Collin Michael was born in Edina, Minnesota, and grew up nearby in the city of Burnsville?the home of Joseph Nicollet Junior High School, which served as the inspiration for the school featured in the story. Stuck In The Middle is his first book, though he has also written several screenplays and is working to get them produced as feature films.