Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan was one of the 2003 Newbery Honor books. At the start of school, a lot of students like to read books about school. This book is about a boy from RI named Jake. He has been kicked out of every school in the state because of his behavior. His grandfather gets him into a school in North Carolina that is unlike any he has ever been in before. Read this book and find out what happens when Jake meets the Applewhite family.