Zero Tolerance

Author: Claudia Mills

Seventh-grader Sierra Shepard mistakenly brings her mother's lunch to school, including a paring knife. She immediately turns in the knife to the school office. Much to her surprise, she's given in-school suspension and an expulsion hearing because of the school's ironclad no weapons policy.

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Seventh-grader Sierra Shepard has always been the perfect student, so when she sees that she accidentally brought her mother's lunch bag to school, including a paring knife, she immediately turns in the knife at the school office. Much to her surprise, her beloved principal places her in in-school suspension and sets a hearing for her expulsion, citing the school's ironclad no-weapons policy. While there, Sierra spends time with Luke, a boy who's known as a troublemaker, and discovers that he's not the person she assumed he would be--and that the lines between good and bad aren't as clear as she once thought.

Critic Reviews

“Zero Tolerance :"After turning in a paring knife she accidentally brought to school with her lunch, a high-achieving, rule-following seventh-grade girl is suspended, and her case becomes a media sensation. . . .Provocative and fun." - Kirkus Reviews "This compelling novel could also spark a discussion about the slippery nature of rules and how they are enforced." - School Library Journal”

"After turning in a paring knife she accidentally brought to school with her lunch, a high-achieving, rule-following seventh-grade girl is suspended, and her case becomes a media sensation. . . . Provocative and fun, from a master of the school story." --Kirkus Reviews

"This compelling novel could also spark a discussion about the slippery nature of rules and how they are enforced." --School Library Journal

"This will make provocative discussion fodder, and it will also encourage kids to think more deeply about their relationship with rules and approval." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

About the Author

Claudia Mills is the author of many chapter and middle grade books, including 7 x 9=Trouble; How Oliver Olson Changed the World; and, most recently, Third-Grade Reading Queen. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.