Dear Friends

Dear Friends

From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about one girl's quest to discover the ins and outs of friendship--how and why of some friendships end--and to prove that despite some friendship fails, she's totally best friend material! Eleni is the kind of person who's always had a BFF--an automatic, guaranteed by-her-side person--at home, at school, and at camp. And since before she was even born, her very best friend has been Sylvie Bank. But when Sylvie's end-of-summer birthday party becomes the end of their friendship, Eleni can't picture starting middle school without her BFF by her side. She can't picture anything without her BFF--especially the looming school overnight. Who will she even room with? So before the big overnight, Eleni sets out on a mission: to figure out where her friendships went wrong, what's wrong with her, and what makes a good friend. But if she's totally honest, there's only one real goal: to win back Sylvie Bank!
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Callie Anna@callieanna
4 stars
Aug 12, 2022

The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Lisa Greenwald did an excellent job of capturing the drama of middle school friendships. Without coming across as condescending to middle grade readers, Greenwald explored how friendships can change throughout the years. I wish I had this book to read to my younger self. Bonus points for excellent representation of kids from many cultures.

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