Melanie is a 1989 book by Susin Nielsen and the fifth Degrassi Classic novel.
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Melanie Brody is taking grade seven very seriously. She's read about junior high in all the teen magazines, and she's ready for all the romance and excitement Degrassi can offer.
Things don't turn out to be quite so glamorous as Melanie expects: it's hard to feel popular when you're scrawny and your hair won't go right, when it seems like everyone else has nicer clothes and the older students think you're a dumb kid. Life just isn't turning out like a romance novel at all.