Author: Jennifer Blecher
Genre: realistic fiction
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Summary (provided by publisher): Izzy’s best friend seems to be ditching her for the Queen of Mean, Daphne Toll. Izzy wants to fit in and have some real friends, but all she really has are her drawings. And then her family rents out their house during winter break for some extra cash—and that family’s daughter is sleeping in Izzy’s room and attending the same camp!
Wren is focused on perfecting her ice-skating routine after tanking at sectionals last year. But when her sister qualifies for a life-changing treatment for her epilepsy, Wren is carted off to stay in a rented home near Boston. It doesn’t help that she’s forced to attend the local theater camp, where it seems like the mean girls have it out for her.
Will Izzy and Wren’s shared status as targets of Phoebe and Daphne bring them closer? Or will middle school drama prevent them from ever becoming friends?
My opinion: This book feels too truncated to me. The time frame is just too short both for the logistics of Wren's sister's treatment and for the emotional journey both girls go on. It's too much for a single week. Izzy and Wren go from resenting each other to long distance besties. It would have been easier to accept if we were talking about the events of a summer, rather than spring break. And Izzy's issues with Phoebe are very simple. Phoebe seems to have turned from a good kid to a nightmare in a matter of days. The portrayal of friendship, changes, and conflict resolution are overly simplified.
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