the best friend
June 1st, 2012. Filed under: This & That.The Best Friend
By Melody Carlson
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With her signature insight into the lives of teen girls, bestselling author Melody Carlson explores the treacherous world of friendship, loyalty and choices girls face in high school in The Best Friend, a Life at Kingston High novel.
Lishia Vance is flummoxed. One day she has friends. The next day everyone has turned against her. No explanation. Just complete social isolation. Even her best friend Janelle isn’t giving her the time of day. When she makes a connection with Riley Atkins, a popular cheerleader, things start looking up. But is Riley really as good a friend as she seems? Or is Lishia better off without her?
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How low will she go to make a new best friend and grab a spot on the cheerleading team? Lishia’s friends seem to be treating her like an outsider and she doesn’t know why.
Scheming and manipulation by and with one of the cheerleaders got Lishia what she thought she wanted. So why doesn’t she feel good about her life?
There’s some old saying about how it’s always darkest before the dawn. Well, this girl is trudging through some serious darkness.
I’m enjoying Life at Kingston High. I hope Melody Carlson keeps going with this series. After all, we’re only half way through junior year here. I’m sure there’s more action waiting to happen.
***A special thank you to Donna Hausler for providing a review copy.***
Melody Carlson?is the award-winning author of over two hundred books with sales of more than five million. She is the author of several Christmas books from Revell, including the bestselling?The Christmas Bus,?The Christmas Dog, and?Christmas at Harrington’s, which is being considered for a TV movie. She is also the author of many teen books, including?Just Another Girl,?Anything but Normal,?Double Take,?The Jerk Magnet, and the Diary of a Teenage Girl series. Melody was selected for a?Romantic Times?Career Achievement Award in the inspirational market for her books in 2010 and 2011. She and her husband live in central Oregon. For more information about Melody visit her website at www.melodycarlson.com.
Available June 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group