The Kind of Friends We Used to Be (Sequel to Secret Language of Girls)
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From Publishers Weekly This sequel to Dowells The Secret Language of Girls follows Marylin and Kate as they start seventh grade on a tense note having drifted from being BFFs to being neighbors who tiptoe around each other unsure of what to say. The third-person perspective shifts between the two: Marylin learns that being a cheerleader means putting up with obnoxious snobs and Kate develops an interest in songwriting. This even-handedness is both a strength and a weakness. Both girls are sympathetic but the constant switching back and forth between their various crisesMarylins parents divorce; Kates anxiety over a cute boy in her creative writing clubmeans neither girls story gets substantial treatment. Its more a slice of middle school life kept afloat by Dowells smart insights into the way the middle school mind works. The territory is familiar but for girls on either end of a friendship whose contours keep changing Dowells treatment will act as a balm. Ages 812. (Jan.) Copyright Reed Business Information a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
