Eleven-year-old Jenae doesn't have any friends-and she's just fine with that . . . Then a new student shows up at school-a boy named Aubrey with fiery red hair and a smile that won't quit . . . The more she tries to push him away, the more he seems determined to be her friend, [and] . . . Jenae starts getting used to having him around. But when the two are paired up for a class debate about the proposed name change for their school, Jenae knows this new friendship has an expiration date. Aubrey is desperate to win and earn a coveted spot on the debate team, [while] Jenae would do almost anything to avoid speaking up in front of an audience-including risking the first real friendship she's ever had." -- adapted from jacket.