Let's Pretend We Never Met
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“I love how this book gets the fragile ecosystem that is middle school. There’s a purity to the voice that feels very real, very Judy Blume. Loved it!”—R. J. Palacio, author of Wonder
The Thing About Jellyfish meets The Kind of Friends We Used to Be in this sweet, honest middle grade debut.
If it were up to Mattie Markham, there would be a law that said your family wasn’t allowed to move in the middle of the school year. After all, sixth grade is hard enough without wondering if you’ll be able to make new friends or worrying that the kids in Pennsylvania won’t like your North Carolina accent.
But when Mattie meets her next-door neighbor and classmate, she begins to think maybe she was silly to fear being the “new girl.” Agnes is like no one Mattie has ever met—she’s curious, hilarious, smart, and makes up the best games. If winter break is anything to go by, the rest of the school year should be a breeze.
Only it isn’t, because when vacation ends and school starts, Mattie realizes something: At school Agnes is known as the weird girl who no one likes. All Mattie wants is to fit in (okay, and maybe be a little popular too), but is that worth ending her friendship with Agnes?
Melissa Walker
Melissa Walker grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and is the author of eight young adult novels, including the Violet on the Runway series and Small Town Sinners. In the nonfiction world, she is a magazine editor and writer who works from the comfort of coffee shops in Brooklyn, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. Find Melissa on Twitter @melissacwalker or visit www.melissacwalker.com.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Moving from North Carolina to Philadelphia in the middle of her sixth grade year is hard for Mattie, but she knows that her family is moving because her beloved grandmother needs their support. In their new apartment, Mattie soon befriends Agnes, who is smart and creative but occasionally a little bit odd. Mattie loves playing with Agnes during the holiday break (even though she would have said she's too old for "playing"), but what will happen to their friendship when school resumes?Complex characters and honest treatment of difficult issues make for an engaging read. Recommended.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mattie has to move from her home in North Carolina to Pennsylvania, in order for her parents to help take care of her grandmother. She is worried about making new friends, but almost immediately after moving, over the Christmas break, she makes friends with her next door neighbor in the apartment building, Agnes. Agnes is smart, creative and fun... but she's also weird and socially awkward. When the girls return to school, Mattie starts to make friends there who don't seem to want anything to do with "the weird girl." Mattie has a hard time deciding who she owes her friendship and loyalty to if she can't have both. Meanwhile, she is also learning that her beloved grandmother is showing early signs of senility, and having her first crush on a boy at school.Honest and sweet, but relatively simple story with exactly the sort of ending you expect it to have. No surprises.