Award-winning novelist Anne LeMieux creates a moving story of growing up and learning to make difficult choices in a sequel to Fruit Flies, Fish & Fortune Cookies.Seventh grade isn't turning out exactly as Mary Ellen had planned. A blossoming romance fizzles when her first love, Ben, has to move to Boston. Her best friend, Justine, has returned from a year in Paris obsessed with her appearance and with food. Mary Ellen believes Justine may have an eating disorder. Should Mary Ellen pretend she doesn't see a problem just to avoid Justine's chronic moodiness, or should she tell someone she thinks Justine's heading for trouble?
"A lighthearted, funny novel with a believable, likable cast of characters". -- School Library Journal
Award-winning novelist Anne LeMieux creates a moving story of growing up and learning to make difficult choices in a sequel to Fruit Flies, Fish & Fortune Cookies.Seventh grade isn't turning out exactly as Mary Ellen had planned. A blossoming romance fizzles when her first love, Ben, has to move to Boston. Her best friend, Justine, has returned from a year in Paris obsessed with her appearance and with food. Mary Ellen believes Justine may have an eating disorder. Should Mary Ellen pretend she doesn't see a problem just to avoid Justine's chronic moodiness, or should she tell someone she thinks Justine's heading for trouble?
"A lighthearted, funny novel with a believable, likable cast of characters". -- School Library Journal