Barbara was already lost, and she hadn't been at school for more than ten minutes.
She was starting to realize skipping a grade wasn't so great as she'd initially thought it'd be, even with the added bonus that she wasn't leaving any friends behind. While the 6th graders her age were being hand-held through the halls with guides pointing out their classes, the 7th and 8th graders she was attending class with already knew where they were going and were just going there without leaving anything for her to follow.
She had a map that she'd memorized, but there was still an uncertainty factor about approaching classrooms already filled with kids talking to their friends about their summers and getting comfortable in a familiar routine she knew nothing about.
Her first class was English, with Ms. Monroe.