The author of several novels for young teens, Rachel Vail brings to life the sometimes exciting, sometimes scary, but always perplexing passage from childhood to the world of adults. In novels like Do-Over and Daring to Be Abigail, Vail successfully captures what it means to be a pre-teen, often drawing critical comparisons between her work and that of popular young adult novelist Judy Blume. "Vail has the measure of this vulnerable age and its painful concern about identity within the group," noted a critic in Kirkus Reviews, commenting on Vail's debut novel, Wonder, and her depiction of the gawkiness of seventh grade. Equally adept at portraying the fumbling steps of both girls and boys in their halting progress along the path toward adulthood, Vail had been commended for her efforts by such organizations as the New York Public Library, the American Bookseller's Association, and a number of periodicals...