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Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. Humor (Fiction.) HTML: Another spot-on story of middle school drama and friendship from Terri Libenson, national bestselling author of graphic novel favorites Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy. Friends. Frenemies. Middle school... The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are. Jaime knows something is off with her friend group. They've started to exclude her and make fun of the way she dresses and the things she likes. At least she can count on her BFF, Maya, to have her back . . . right? Maya feels more and more annoyed with Jaime, who seems babyish compared to the other girls in their popular group. It's like she has nothing in common with Jai anymore. Are their days as BFFs numbered . . . ? Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's Becoming Brianna!.… (more)
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This was a quick-paced read, set up with alternating chapters between Jaime and Maya. Jaime's chapters are similar to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, with the effect of a hand-written diary accompanied by illustrations that help tell the story. Maya's chapters are more of a standard comic book style with strips of panels. Both girls come to realize how gossiping and shunning are not okay, and both become better friends and people as a result. While that moral is definitely there, it is not heavy handed but flows naturally with the story. Also, a secondary message of being true to yourself is there, as Jaime is feeling pressured by the girls in her group to be "more mature" (i.e., be more interested in dating boys, wearing makeup, etc.) but she is also reassured by some other characters to just keep being herself.
This book is part of a loose series, but as far as I can tell, there's only brief mentions of the previous two books, whose main characters show up as minor characters here. In terms of diversity, the main protagonist here is a girl of color (as is her family) and there are other secondary characters of color as well. One background character wears glasses and another uses a wheelchair.