Having been able to cope with a unusual name, a weight problem and the school principal for a father, Asa is okay with herself, yet when a bully of a boy enters the picture and starts poking fun, Asa realizes that she must win the battle in order to win his war of rudeness. Reprint.
SHEILA SOLOMON KLASS has been writing fiction for young adults for nearly five decades. Her books include The Uncivil War; Shooting Star: A Novel About Annie Oakley; and Little Women Next Door. Ms. Klass lives in New York City.