Middle School Matters finishing school as the fearless May Hawthorne

as the fearless May Hawthorne finds danger waiting for her at every corner

and instinct in his arsenal—this time to save his own life

She is haunted by the circumstances surrounding her arranged marriage to Wei and her lingering feelings for his brother

While battles raged at Bull Run

Which of their worries can parents safely forget

Middle School Matters finishing school as the fearless May HawthorneA counselor and popular Washington Post contributor offers a new take on grades 6 8 as a distinct developmental phase and the perfect time to set up kids to thrive. Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage or lumped in with other developmental phases. Based on her many years working in schools, professional counselor Phyllis Fagell sees these years instead as a critical