kellyjcm's review against another edition
4.0
Extremely realistic depiction of clique dynamics. Quick read.
lavenderreader16's review against another edition
3.0
Why do I remember almost nothing about this book?
atmorrell's review
I remember getting this book in maybe fourth of fifth grade. I enjoyed it and read it a few times, but it's definitely not something I would pick up again now. This is for maybe 4th-6th graders; probably not older than that.
tcbueti's review against another edition
3.0
This captures that intense, panicky feeling when friendship (or popularity) goes bad. It covers only a weekend. I thought that Todd Strasser's CON-fidence was deeper and more interesting, but it covers a longer time period. If you want a quick read for a tween/teen, this would work very well.
nerfherder86's review against another edition
3.0
What happens between five seventh-grade girls when their friendship begins to crack--on purpose. The "queen bee" girl, Candace, decides to exclude Maya from a sleepover. The others go along with it, even though they don't have anything against Maya, and soon they're all being catty and nasty towards each other, and feelings are hurt. A very realistic look at teen girl cliques.
margaretann84's review against another edition
5.0
I think this should be required reading, even just summer reading, for every student going into middle school. It's a tale about friendships and bullying and how even something as innocuous as exclusion can be just as painful a physical attack.
And, honestly? I wanted to stab the main character with a fork.
Excellent, wonderful, amazing--and harsh--book.
5/5 on here, 10/10 for myself
And, honestly? I wanted to stab the main character with a fork.
Excellent, wonderful, amazing--and harsh--book.
5/5 on here, 10/10 for myself
aud_fish's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
tr_reading's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
amandamccombs's review against another edition
4.0
3.5/5
I'm currently trying to reread middle grade novels that I loved for a readathon. This is one of them and I still really enjoyed it. There's not much of a plot - it's more of a character-driven story and revolves around one girl suddenly being excluded from her friend group. You get chapters from each girl's perspective. It felt very real and relatable.
I'm currently trying to reread middle grade novels that I loved for a readathon. This is one of them and I still really enjoyed it. There's not much of a plot - it's more of a character-driven story and revolves around one girl suddenly being excluded from her friend group. You get chapters from each girl's perspective. It felt very real and relatable.