Mercy on These Teenage Chimps

On his thirteenth birthday, Ronnie woke up feeling like a chimpall long armed, big eared, and gangly. Hes been muddling through each gawky day since. Now his best friend, Joey, has turned thirteen, tooand after Joey humiliates himself in front of a cute girl, he climbs a tree andrefuses to come down. So Ronnie sets out to woo the girl on Joeys behalf. After all, teenage chimps have to stick together.Acclaimed author Gary Soto tells a fun and touching story about friendship, understanding, and the painful insecurities of being thirteen.