What kid hasn't felt like a freak who doesn't fit in, even without being a super-smart, six-foot sixth-grader with bright red hair? And that's just in school--Emma doesn't fit in any better at home, with her well-meaning Italian grandfather and her flighty, borderline-neglectful mom. But finally, Emma gets some answers about her father, whom she's never met--and finds herself invited to an annual family reunion for her dad's side, where she learns that fitting in isn't always for the best. 
 There are some kids who will read this and get something important from it, but most of them will either pass it by (uninspiring cover, fairly generic plot) or forget about it once they finish it.