Hundred Percent

Christine Gouda’s nickname Tink doesn’t work anymore. But what name does she want to go by? Tink’s sixth grade year – her final year in elementary school – is full of cringingly painful trials in normalcy: uncomfortable Halloween costumes, premature sleepover parties, crushed crushes, and changing friendships. Through it all, Tink’s voice rings with profound authenticity and utter novelty as she comes to realize that what you call yourself, and how you do it, has a lot to do with who you are.
Beloved author Karen Romano Young has written a heartbreakingly honest account of what it means to be between girl and woman, elementary and middle school, inside and out – and the complications that come with naming.

“"Young evokes the joys and pains of being in sixth grade."- VOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates -- -”

"A spot-on depiction of that middle school knife-edge where things can go from thrilling to mortifying in a nanosecond."-School Library Connection
"An unflinching look at a girl's first steps into self-consciousness, in every sense of that word. Readers will see themselves in Tink and find a measure of hope."--The New York Times
"Honest about the timeless ins and outs (and in-jokes) of sixth-grade dynamics."-The Horn Book Magazine
"Readers will cheer for the sensitive, brave, fierce Tink as she tries to discover, and ultimately honor, herself."--Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review
"Sensitively portrays the way so many tweens run, stumble, and drag their feet toward adulthood."--Common Sense Media
"Young evokes the joys and pains of being in sixth grade."-VOYA: Voice of Youth Advocates

Karen Romano Young is a writer, illustrator, and science journalist. She has written close to two dozen books for children, and has illustrated several, including the groundbreaking graphic novel Doodlebug and its sequel Stuck in the Middle (Of Middle School). Karen's acclaimed science books include Small Worlds, Across the Wide Ocean, and Bug
Science. She is the creator of a science comic called Humanimal Doodles, and a veteran of three ocean science research voyages, including dives to the bottom of the ocean. Karen's novels include Cobwebs and The Beetle and Me: A Love Story, which earned her a Flying Start in Publishers Weekly and numerous honors. Karen lives in the Connecticut woods with her husband and two large fluffy dogs. To see more of Karen's work, please visit her web site,
 

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