num_pages: 188
description: To Joseph Friedman middle school might as well be the Running of the Bulls. Hes friendless and puny with ADD to boot so he spends most of his time avoiding class bully Charlie Kastner and hiding out in the Resource Room a safe place for misfit kids like him. But then on the first day of seventh grade two important things happen. First his Resource Room teacher Mrs. T encourages (i.e. practically forces) him to join the school track team and second he meets Heather a tough athletic new girl who isnt going to be pushed around by Charlie Kastneror anybody else.At first track is as much of a disaster as everything else in Josephs life. But slowly Joseph hits his stride and instead of running from the bulls . . . hes just running.
language: English
title: Sidetracked
publisher: Amulet Books