1. By: Paula Danziger

2. Marcy Lewis : like all kids Marcy has problems and she tends to hide behind them Stuart: awesome little kid who has a teddy bear Martin: Marcy and Stuarts dad has a bit of a temper and keeps pushing Marcy to lose weight Nancy: Marcy's bff who tends to help her and push her in a positive peer pressure way Joel: hes a sweet kind guy smartest kid In the class Ms. Finney: the teacher who changed marcys life forever

3. Born august 18,1944 Paula used her niece and her own childhood to make her books she has gained a strong following in both the u.s.a. and England. She passed away in 2004 spreading her books in over 53 countries and 14 languages

4. The conflict in this story is all about ms.finney getting fired she brought joy into her students lives and mr.stone the antagonist did not care one bit he fired her because she is unpatriotic he thinks that children should be taught out of a book and that fun is unprofessional the protagonist Marcy Lewis steps out of her comfort zone and fights back with the help of a few friends she feels that ms.Finney is worth fighting for because of her free personality and the ability to accept all shapes sizes colors and races of students

5. will she win Read the book to find out