Synopses & Reviews
"Hurray for strong girl characters!"
Author Elisa Carbone bursts onto the middle-grade scene with a laugh-out-loud story of a girl who tackles life head-on. Ten-year-old Sarah definitely has an attitude. But who can blame her? Her family dragged her along on their move from Maine to Maryland, she's left her best friend behind, and the first kid her age she meets calls her a "sick-o." What did she do? All Sarah really wants is to make a good friend. But just as it looks as if she might find one in fast-talking, soccer-playing Christina Perez, Sarah's newfound enemy launches a crusade to make her life miserable. And Sarah can't stop herself from getting revenge--even though it threatens her new friendship.Lots of laughs and spunky characters abound in this totally entertaining middle-grade novel, reminiscent in style to those of Barbara Park and Judy Blume. Sarah's witty observations and trouble making antics make for fun reading, and readers--even reluctant ones--will cheer as she finds an inventive solution to her "enemy" problem.
Synopsis
Ten-year-old Sarah has just moved from Maine to Maryland and before school even starts she's sure it's going to be a bust. Her best friend still lives in Maine and it looks like everyone here already has a best friend, including friendly Christina Perez who speaks Spanish and has lots of pictures of her best friend on her wall. It's far more likely that Sarah will make an enemy, especially after running into a classmate's little brother with her bike. Oops. But just as some things begin looking up and she might make a friend after all, her newfound enemy begins a crusade to make Sarah's life miserable. And Sarah can't stop herself from reacting, getting even, and getting in trouble, even when it threatens her newfound friendship with Christina. Soon Sarah has to choose what's more important: making a friend or making an enemy.