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Lia, who recently lost her mom in a car accident, decides to spend the summer before seventh grade with eccentric Aunt Shelby in Maine. At summer's end, Lia and her friends reunite--and then proceed to test, challenge, bully, and deceive one another at school. The book's structure makes for fast reading; by book's end, the characters emerge as more empowered and independent young women.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2016