There are several shockers in the book - none of which I was expecting.
It's fairly obvious Sam isn't writing to who she thinks she is, but my guess was totally wrong. But is the mysterious letter writer really who she claims to be.? To try and find her own way to deal with her familial problems, Sam writes a letter to a girl she doesn't know - someone she has only seen from afar. This is her way of dealing with problems, even if Sam hates the "sport." Much of the book is spent ignoring problems (like any real family would do) and trying to behave normally. I liked how all the characters had little quirks that made them memorable and turned them into distinct characters of their own right - regardless of their relationship with Sam. The heroine of Friend's second novel is Samantha, "Just Sam." She's an eighth grader with a troupe of loyal - if unpopular - friends: Vanessa, Angie, and Tracey. Even more so than all the lovely details of how a thirteen-year-old whose world is falling apart would think or act, there are many questions that go unanswered and loose strings are left while others are tied up. Lush is everything you could ask for a middle grade and something more. I can't stop now - I'm addicted! I sat staring at an open Word document for a long while, trying to give reason to a "Four," or even "Four and a half," star review. Just so you know - be prepared for some gushing.Ī long time ago, when I started this blog, I told myself that when I found a book worthy of "All Five Stars," it would be my final review. After the bomb that was Who's Your Daddy?, all the reviews I'm writing seem to be super-peppy, cheerleader-esque ones.
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