A review by readingmypages
Fly Back, Agnes by Elizabeth Atkinson

5.0

Agnes is 12 years old and has a best friend named Megan. Overnight Megan morphs into a type of girl that her and Agnes never aspired to be before - caring about make up, wearing dresses and gossip. Agnes overhears Megan say some not so nice things about her at a sleep over and she is devastated. On top of that her mom has decided that her and Agnes are going to follow her boyfriend and his son and spend the summer in Kansas. Agnes does not want to go and ends up moving in with her dad for summer break while he is house sitting in a different town. She decides to play a game and makes up an entire new life for herself, one that she really wants to be true. She makes friends in the new town but after so many lies she is worried that she messed everything up. What will happen when the truth comes out?

This is a such a cute book! I read it in one sitting. I remember mean girls and family issues at home around the same age. I use to dream up different life stories... only mine were in my head or in a journal, never actually told people a made up life. So in a way, my 12 year old self related to Agnes. When my daughter gets older, I can’t wait to share this book with her. I just wish the author had left us with a 10 years later epilogue...