When mysterious notes challenge her to try out to lead the sixth-grade class trip, she reasons that winning will net her enough positive comments to cure the itch.
Soon, rashes like PATHETIC and WORTHLESS break out: words Elyse thinks about herself.
Good words soothe, while bad ones itch "more than a thousand mosquito bites." Her friend Jeg has always protected her from mean comments, but the pressure of a new clique draws Jeg away, leaving Elyse to flounder and fend for herself-as if starting middle school weren't hard enough already. Due to a rare condition called cognadjivisibilitis, anything people say about 11-year-old Elyse appears on her arms and legs-part temporary tattoo, part eczema.
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