OK book for middle school students; funny in parts; but too many coincidences. Interesting appendices. Sasha is Jewish (as we learn parenthetically in the middle of the book), but there is nothing in the book that distinguishes her from anyone who is not Jewish. This is fine in general, but the book is not useful for a Jewish library. ( )

When eleven-year-old Sasha tries to ignore the fact that her brother has Tourette's Syndrome, it takes a classmate to help her understand and accept the situation.