The Friendship War by Andrew Clements, 173 pages
When Grace finds 27 boxes of buttons in an old textile mill
that her grandfather just bought she has to own them. She’s not sure why, but she knows that she
does. Then, when school starts and she
sees her best friend, Ellie, for the first time that year, she tries to Ellie
about her trip and about the buttons, but Ellie, as usual, interrupts to tell
Grace all about her summer. A series of
events at school leads to kids bringing buttons, comparing, crafting, and
trading. And Grace has more buttons than
anyone, many that are rare, unusual, and highly coveted. This leads to big problems for Grace and
Ellie’s friendship, because Ellie isn’t used to anyone upstaging her and Grace
is tired of being second fiddle. This is
an awesome story about how fads get started and about friendship in middle
school. Kids who like realistic fiction
will love it.
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