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When Branton Middle School bans cell phones, students begin communicating with sticky notes, but soon they become nasty and students are harassed, criticized, and bullied via anonymous sticky notes. The protagonist, Frost, and his friends are outsiders who have managed to find their own crowd, but it is jeopardized with the arrival of a new student and the escalating "war" of the sticky notes. Relatable to grade 6-8 students, the novel can be a read-aloud, lit circle selection, or independent read, and offers opportunities to discuss communication, bullying, friendship, social media, and public and private identity.