Spyder (Sarah Paulette Eider) is a 14-year-old anarchist and writing prodigy who overthrows her Pennsylvania school, in concert with a wild group of non-conformists and interesting non-non-conformists. One of the few books to take teenagers seriously as political activists and intellectuals, this novel traces the characters' awakening to the problems of the world around them - from animal cruelty to ridiculous authoritarianism. It rollicks through...