Synopses & Reviews
Not everyone needs a friend, Addie. Sometimes people just wanna be left alone. Youre just gonna have to start mindin your own business and let people be.”
Remembering her dads words, Addies not sure what to do when she comes across a young woman obviously in need of a friend. Especially when Luke, her best friend, tells her not to get involved. But Addie, being Addie, cant turn her back on Rachel, whos very pregnant and in a relationship with an abusive boyfriend. Addie gives her food and clothes, but when Rachel stirs up too many memories of Addies own mother, who abandoned her when she was three, Addie has to ask her to leave. Soon, though, because of her tendency to start conversations with strangers, Addie again finds she has to get involved in Rachels life and with the help of Luke and Jessie, her housekeeper/friend/confidante, she goes in search of her. Twelve-year-old Addie Goode and her pal Luke are characters you wont soon forget in this funny and uplifting novel about life, friends, mothers, and not minding your own business.
Review
"Ferris introduces wonderful characters along the way, in addition to delivering some great dialogue and a solid sense of place." Booklist, ALA
About the Author
Amy Schor Ferris, former film and TV writer/producer, lives in Pennsylvania and New York City with her husband Ken. A Greater Goode is her first book, but definitely not her last.