Now a Disney Channel Original Movie, Megan Shullâs smart and funny, very readable book The Swap is a great summer reading (or anytime!) choice. Will appeal to fans of R. J. Palacio and Katherine Applegate, as well as of graphic novels such as Click, Invisible Emmie, and Smile.
With one random wish, Jack and Ellie are living life in each otherâs shoes. Heâs her. And sheâs him.
ELLIE assumed popular guys didnât worry about body image, being perfect, or talking to girls, but acting like youâre cool with everything is tougher than it looks.
JACK thought girls had it easyâno fights with bullies, no demanding dads, no power playsâbut facing mean girls at sleepovers and getting grilled about your period is way harder than taking a hit to the face at sports practice.
Now theyâre dealing with each otherâs middle school dramasâlocker room teasing, cliques, video game battles, bra shopping, and a slew of hilariously awkward momentsâuntil they hopefully switch back!
Told in both Jackâs and Ellieâs voices, The Swap offers a fresh and honest take on tween friendship, all while exploring more serious themes of family, loss, empathy, and what it really means to be yourself. And as Jon Scieszka says, itâs âseriously, truly, fearlessly funny!â
Plus don't miss Megan Shull's heartwarming Bounceâin development as a movie featuring YouTube star Jojo Siwa!