TY - SER KW - middle schools KW - Black Americans AU - Johnniece Marshall Wilson AB - Miranda Moses, 13, works a handful of summer jobs to earn enough cash for contact lenses. C1 - 1990s C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Wilkinsburg C4 - Children’s; Young Adult; Black CY - New York LA - English M3 - Novel N2 - Miranda Moses, 13, works a handful of summer jobs to earn enough cash for contact lenses. PB - Scholastic Books PP - New York PY - 1992 RN - Johnniece Marshall Wilson (1944— ), born in Alabama, moved to Pittsburgh with her husband and children in 1969. She worked in the food service department of John Kane Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center, but each day wrote longhand on the bus and on breaks. She lives in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County. EP - 179 p. TI - Poor Girl, Rich Girl ER -