Middle school me is so proud of me for coming on here and rating this book 1 star. We had to read this book in I want to say like grade 6 or 7 and I hated every minute of it. I was reading full John Grisham novels and Stephen King novels at this point in my life. I struggled so hard with this book it was like my brain revolted like the kids in this book. I really hope this book is no longer in the curriculum and my kids do not have to read it. Tried to give it another chance as an adult nope DNF