"Stunning."--School Library Journal (starred review)
"A pitch-perfect ode to friendship."--Good Morning America
An ice skater without a rink. An artist without a place to draw. Two
misfit girls who become unlikely friends over the course of an unusual
week. Readers of Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Rebecca Stead, and Lisa Graff will
adore Stick with Me.
Izzy's best friend seems to be ditching her for the Queen of Mean,
Daphne Toll. Izzy wants to fit in and have some real friends, but all
she really has are her drawings. And then her family rents out their
house during winter break for some extra cash--and that family's
daughter is sleeping in Izzy's room and attending the same camp!
Wren is focused on perfecting her ice-skating routine after tanking at
sectionals last year. But when her sister qualifies for a life-changing
treatment for her epilepsy, Wren is carted off to stay in a rented home
near Boston. It doesn't help that she's forced to attend the local
theater camp, where it seems like the mean girls have it out for her.
Will Izzy and Wren's shared status as targets of Phoebe and Daphne bring
them closer? Or will middle school drama prevent them from ever becoming
friends?
Jennifer Blecher, the author of the acclaimed Out of Place, writes
with a pitch-perfect ear for tween girls about the ups and downs of
middle school friendships. Told from dual perspectives, Stick with Me
is a story about fitting in and figuring yourself out.
