\["For middle school students facing social struggles", "Addresses feelings of loneliness and bullying in school", "You will gain confidence and learn to trust God more"\]

This engaging novel helps middle schoolers navigate challenges with faith.

Heather Holleman

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1. Something Wrong

2. Margo’s Outfit

3. The Rules

4. The Scar

5. The Mission

6. Hiding

7. A Theory

8. Something New

9. Curious Questions

10. The Best Day

11. Data

12. Hypothesis

13. Mrs. Burgley’s Secret

14. A Bully

15. A Seat at the Table

16. Sparkles in My Soul

17. Going Viral

18. Results

19. The Birthday Girl

20. Popular

21. The Crime

22. The Trap

23. The Escape

24. An Explanation

25. The High-Top Tables

26. The Dress

27. The New Me

About the Author

To Think About and Talk About

Acknowledgments

Class schedules, locker combinations, and the play for popularity — middle school is a new world with new rules.

At the start of 7th grade, Elita Brown’s friends enjoy their seats at the popular lunchroom table. Meanwhile, Elita hides in the bathroom. This is not how she envisioned middle school. And her omission from the popular table is only the beginning of her problems. What will she do when she’s terrorized by the meanest girl in school and accused of a crime she didn’t commit? Elita befriends an older couple living in the woods and gains confidence through her project on the red fox. Will Elita find her way and take her seat at the best table? Full of suspense and divine moments, readers will be captivated by this story.

Parents and teachers who loved Seated with Christ can invite their middle school reader to This Seat’s Saved. With great discussion questions and a main character who learns to read her Bible, trust God for the first time, and understand what it means to be seated with Christ from Ephesians 2:6, This Seat’s Saved will help young readers on their journey with Jesus.

__DR. HEATHER HOLLEMAN__ is an associate teaching professor at Penn State, speaker, and author. She designs advanced writing curriculum for the English department and loves helping students thrive professionally. She has written eight books, including the bestseller Seated With Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison; and an award-winning book on evangelism (co-written with her husband Ashley Holleman) called Sent: Living a Life that Invites Others to Jesus. Her forthcoming book The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility (Fall 2022) helps fight the loneliness epidemic by inviting readers to enjoy better conversations. Heather also serves with Faculty Commons in the professor and graduate student ministry of Cru. She has two daughters and three cats, and she blogs daily at [www.heatherholleman.com](https://heatherholleman.com/). Her podcast is "The Verb with Heather Holleman." When she's not writing or teaching, Heather is growing a plum orchard, looking for turtles in the woods, or gathering with friends for dinner and a movie.

__Class schedules, locker combinations, and the play for popularity — Middle School is a new world with new rules.__

At the start of 7th grade, Elita Brown's friends enjoy their seats at the popular lunchroom table. Meanwhile, Elita hides in the bathroom. This is not how she envisioned Middle School. And her omission from the popular table is only the beginning of her problems. What will she do when she's terrorized by the meanest girl in school and accused of a crime she didn't commit? Elita befriends an older couple living in the woods and gains confidence through her project on the red fox. Will Elita find her way and take her seat at the best table? Full of suspense and divine moments, readers will be captivated by this story.

Parents and teachers who loved Seated with Christ can invite their middle school reader to This Seat's Saved. With great discussion questions and a main character who learns to read her Bible, trust God for the first time, and understand what it means to be seated with Christ from Ephesians 2:6, This Seat's Saved will help young readers on their journey with Jesus.

"You know the feeling. Like a punch in the gut. You can't breathe. Heather Holleman captures that left-out feeling so well. This story will grab you by the heart."  
—__Chris Fabry__  
Author and host of Chris Fabry Live on Moody Radio

"After reading this book, you'll want to tramp through the woods in search of red foxes and spring peepers, flop back in a pile of leaves and cry about the difficulties of growing up, and learn how to see your miraculous everyday life through the lens of God's perfect love for you. This Seat's Saved is a must-read for every middle school girl—and for every grown woman who still has a 'middle school girl' deep inside. I cannot wait to share this transformative story with my four daughters!"  
—__Laura Booz__  
Author of Expect Something Beautiful: Finding God's Good Gifts in Motherhood and host of the Expect Something Beautiful podcast

"Heather Holleman is a truly talented storyteller. In This Seat's Saved she wraps her unique gift with a bow and presents it to an age group I love dearly: tweens! They'll be riveted by the plotline, identify with the girl-drama, and then discover they've been learning a powerful truth from God's Word the whole time."  
—__Dannah Gresh__  
Bestselling author of Lies Girls Believe: And The Truth That Sets Them Free and founder of True Girl

"I love this book. You will love it; more importantly, your child will love it. There are friendships, old and new, the woods of Pennsylvania, and seventh-grade life imploding like a science experiment gone wrong. And there is God's kind and faithful presence, evident in everything from strong family relationships to the relationship between a red fox and sunset times. This Seat's Saved is not only the story of a preteen girl longing to make friends and fit in. Smart, awkward, and totally likeable Elita Brown begins to find meaning and purpose in some unexpected places, including the woods where she is 'most herself.' Through Elita's authentic and endearing introspection, Heather Holleman draws readers into a young teen's struggles and her discovery of true friends, the miraculous habits of a neighborhood fox, and a Creator who makes all things work together for our good."  
—__Amanda Cleary Eastep__  
Author of the Tree Street Kids series

"This Seat's Saved is one of those sweet novels where a reader gathers gold nuggets of truth along the way and tucks them in their heart where they'll be revisited again and again throughout their lifetime. I wish this was available when I was in middle school."  
—__Wendy Dunham__  
Inspirational artist and author of two middle grade novels: My Name Is River and its sequel, Hope Girl

__Class schedules, locker combinations, and the play for popularity — Middle School is a new world with new rules.__

At the start of 7th grade, Elita Brown's friends enjoy their seats at the popular lunchroom table. Meanwhile, Elita hides in the bathroom. This is not how she envisioned Middle School. And her omission from the popular table is only the beginning of her problems. What will she do when she's terrorized by the meanest girl in school and accused of a crime she didn't commit? Full of suspense and divine moments, readers will be captivated by this story.

Those who loved Seated with Christ can invite their child to This Seat's Saved. With great discussion questions and a main character who learns to read her Bible, trust God, and understand what it means to be seated with Christ, This Seat's Saved will help young readers on their journey with Jesus.

This Seat's Saved is a middle school novel about Elita Brown navigating friendships and challenges. It includes discussion questions and themes of faith, confidence, and biblical lessons.

\["For middle school readers facing friendship challenges", "Addresses bullying and feelings of isolation in school", "You will gain confidence and faith in God's plan for you"\]

This engaging book helps middle schoolers navigate friendship and faith.

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