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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 5–7—Several battles are being waged on Darcy Lane this summer, all of which involve Julia Richards, a supersmart 12-year-old with a passion for reading and the clarinet. She persistently challenges her kind, but protective, parents for a bra, a cell phone, and a less babyish bedroom. She fiercely competes with new-girl-on-the-block Alyssa for the attention of maybe-best-friend Taylor. And she struggles mightily to make sense of who she is and who she might be. (On considering the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
Twelve-year-old Julia expects to spend summer vacation with her best friend Taylor, but a new neighbor changes everything and Julia faces som...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
