Pack of Dorks

　　Lucy本來以為，在球棚後面與Tom Lemmings接吻會讓她成為校園傳奇人物。但她沒料到自己在學校的身分會在一夕之間從「最酷」跌到「最呆」。等她回神，才發現生活竟已完全變調：親過的男孩三天後討厭她、痛哭時好朋友不但不安慰，反而取笑她；剛出生的妹妹似乎有些異樣，父母也對Lucy不理不睬的。

　　眼前Lucy有兩個選擇，一個是學她過去的好朋友Becky，厚著臉皮去求著加入受歡迎的小團體；或者是拉張椅子，融入單獨吃飯的背影們──通常大家私底下都稱這些人為「呆瓜」。然而，當她為了課堂報告研究狼群生活之後，學習到狼會照護群中弱小，同時也會為了地位而卯足全力的特性。給了她一個新鮮的靈感：她要組織一個自己的團隊，即便組成份子都是呆瓜！

　　Beth Vrabel在處女作《Pack of Dorks》裡，選擇以幽默輕鬆的方式來包裝霸凌、忠誠、身心障礙與家庭牽絆等較嚴肅的議題，引導大小讀者學習擁抱真實的自我並且尊重他人的不同。

　　Lucy knows that kissing Tom Lemmings behind the ball shed will make her a legend. But she doesn’t count on that quick clap of lips propelling her from coolest to lamest fourth grader overnight. Suddenly Lucy finds herself trapped in Dorkdom, where a diamond ring turns your finger green, where the boy you kiss hates you three days later, where your best friend laughs as you cry, where parents seem to stop liking you, and where baby sisters are born different.

　　Now Lucy has a choice: she can be like her former best friend Becky, who would do anything to claim her seat at the cool table in the cafeteria, or Lucy can pull up a chair among the solo eaters—also known as the dorks. Still unsure, Lucy partners with super quiet Sam Righter on a research project about wolves. Lucy connects her own school hierarchy with what she learns about animal pack life—where some wolves pin down weaker ones just because they can, and others risk everything to fight their given place in the pack. Soon Lucy finds her third option: creating a pack of her own, even if it is simply a pack of dorks.

　　Weaving tough issues, including bullying, loyalty, and disability, with a thread of snarky humor, family bonds, and fresh perspective, Pack of Dorks paints characters coming-of-age and coming-to-terms.