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Reviewed on July 1, 1997
Gr 5-8 In this sequel to Fruit Flies, Fish, and Fortune Cookies (Morrow, 1994), Mary Ellen looks forward to her best friend's return from a year in Paris with her family. However, when Justine arrives home at the end of the summer, she seems different. She's understandably upset with her father who stayed in Paris with his new girlfriend, but she's also preoccupied with her appearance and continually makes negative comments about herself. As the two girls enter middle school and jostle for places in the social pecking order, i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More