Trauma Queen

Every tween girl knows what it''s like to have a mom who can be a little embarrasing at times. But for Marigold, it goes way beyond embarrassing. Marigold''s single mom is a performance artist, meaning she stages dramatic, wacky performances to express her personal beliefs. Things like wrapping herself in saran wrap for a piece on plastic surgery, or inviting people over in the middle of the night to videotape her sleeping. In fact, Marigold''s mom''s performances caused such a ruckus in their last town that the two of them, along with Marigold''s little sister, have just had to move. Now Marigold''s starting a new school, missing her best friend like crazy, and trying to fit in all over again in the shadow of a mom who''s famous for all the wrong reasons. As if that''s not bad enough, Marigold''s mom takes on a new job--teaching drama at Marigold''s school! Now all the kids know instantly just how weird her mom is, and Marigold''s worried she''ll never be able to have a friendship that can survive her mother.