Spider Brains — Susan Wingate

Susie Speider has big troubles. She suffers from A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Disorder). Her future now lies in the cold, calloused palm of her gnarly teacher's hand--a, one, Ms. Morl-son - and Susie fears she won't get into college. But when a small black arachnid bites her on the finger, Susie's nights transform into fantastical adventures. The problem? Susie fig-ures out the dreams are REAL! So, she ups the ante by visiting Morlson nightly... ...AS THE SPIDER! (And on the back of Delilah, her pussy cat ) Through it all, Susie must come to terms with the death of her father. While Matt Ryder, the geeky neighbor boy, deals with the loss of his own mother.