Virginia has three best friends, but she doesn't always feel that they're friends. Virginia hasn't found her niche yet. Her friends pigeonhole her, making it hard for her to grow. In reality, Virginia hides her hobbies from her friends because she knows they won't "approve" because her hobbies are not cool. After a terrible fight, her friends leak her mean texts from the group chat on a school social media account run by students.Viriginia knows it was wrong to make those comments. And most of them she didn't even mean. She felt pressured by her friends to be someone she doesn't want to be. Luckily, she has the help of her older sister and a new friend to guide her through this friendship crisis.
My Thoughts: This one has ALL the friendship drama. I just wanted to give Virginia a hug. She had terrible friends (who were really bullies/mean girls). I loved her relationship with her new friend whom she texts when things go sideways. They have great chemistry. I love the public librarian and how she tried to steer Virginia in different directions. I love how Virginia started playing around with photography and had conversations with her former friend about pictures. I loved the text messages in this one. This book was hard to read at times, but I also didn't want to put it down. Can't wait to see what Jodi Meadows writes next.
Cover Thoughts: Adorable
Why I Read This: I adored Bye, Forever I Guess by the same author
Source: My Library
Library Recommendation: A must have for school and public library collections
I already didn't like her friends when she had to hide her hobby. I'm glad Virginia found a kid she could really talk to. Happy MMGM!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good one for upper MG and YA. Group chat is a big part of the teen world. Happy MMGM!
ReplyDeleteThis one sounds like an important book for the middle-graders who are just starting to deal with social media and the bullying culture that seems to grow around it.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really good and that it has an important message. Friendship is so hard at that age, and with all texting and social media, there's even more pressure. I'm so glad she finds a new friend and photography. This reminds me of Always, Abigail by Nancy Cavanaugh.
ReplyDeleteSounds good. I'm wondering what was hard to read.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be for me (all long in the past I am glad to say!) but friendship drama will be hugely popular with many, and especially with the social media-group chat theme, which is a real and awful problem these days. Sounds like a good read. Thanks for the recommendation!
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