It
's
Jaime's last day of seventh grade! However, Jaime is not as excited
as you might think; something has been on her mind. Jaime has 3 main
friends, Grace, Maya and Celia. Lately, Jaime has been feeling left
out, like the friend group doesn't like her. They constantly make
rude jokes about her appearance and even get annoyed with her
mannerisms. When Jaime tries to defend herself, they say "You're
too sensitive." and "Geez, it was just a joke". But
today Jaime has decided that she is finally going to confront them
about their rude behavior. Jaime reluctantly walks towards the bus
stop, not sure if she really wants to do this. What if they like her
still and she ruins her friendship with these girls? Jaime has the
same bus stop as Maya; they can both feel the tension as they stand
there quietly. Jaime thinks back a couple months ago. They would had
been telling jokes and giggling. But, now they are just standing
there dead silent. Jaime finally works up the courage to ask Maya
what has been going on. And then, the bus rolls up. "Darn it!"
Jaime thinks to herself. She had missed her chance. A little while
later, third period to be exact, Jaime receives the worst text of her
life from Maya. "We had a meeting" it reads, "about
you". The rest of the texts said how they did not have anything
in common anymore and they wanted Jaime out of the group. Jaime
couldn't believe it, I mean she was the one that basically started
the group, and now they were kicking her out? Will Jaime and the
group make up or will they never talk again?
Overall,
I really enjoyed reading this book. Although it was a super easy read
it hooked me in very quickly. I could feel the discomfort, pain and
sadness Jaime was feeling over the course of this book. Once I picked
up this book I could not put it down. I also liked how I could see
the story from Maya's point of view, even though it does not change
the story line. It was interesting to see the same situation through
two different people’s eyes. Another thing I would like to
highlight is how this book is an extremely easy to read, and I would
probably recommend it to a fourth or fifth grader. The reason I chose
to read this book as a seventh grader is because I wanted a quick
light easy read for the summer, though it is good to read books that
challenge you most of the time, you don't need to challenge yourself
24/7. That is why I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because it
was a good book, but if you are looking for a book to challenge
yourself, this is not the one.
Reviewed
by Kate H., Grade 7
