In the end, both girls have a lot to learn and teach each other about friendship, and readers may end up wishing their grands were as cool as Grandpa Howe and Grandma Tess. Lana’s efforts to jolly Cassie out of her sulks are admirable, but Cassie’s complaint that Lana hasn’t been open with her about her worries is justified. The alternating narration of Cassie and Lana shows their divergent priorities and highlights their realistic mood swings, and while Lana is definitely more likable than Cassie, Cassie may in fact be more relatable to readers who know how precarious junior high friendships can be. When the newlyweds invite the girls along on their honeymoon, the pair are reluctant to go: Cassie knows that a week away from her friends may well mean they ditch her altogether, while Lana worries that she is being sent away because her mother’s headaches are more serious than anyone is letting on. The two twelve-year-olds couldn’t be more different, as Cassie is struggling to fit in with the popular crowd at school while Lana enjoys hanging out with her parents and her one good, offbeat friend. Buckle up Lana and Cassie have met only once before, at the wedding of Lana’s Grandpa Howe and Cassie’s Grandma Tess two months ago. When Lana’s Grandpa Howe married Cassie’s Grandma Tess, Lana was more excited than Cassie about gaining a new step-cousin. the girls find themselves stuck together on a crazy summer road trip that will change the course of their friendship. Terra Elan McVoy Drive Me Crazy Drive Me Crazy Buy the Book Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books ISBN-13: 978-0062322443 ISBN-10: 0062322443 Pages: 288 Reading Level: Middle Grade Friendship can be a bumpy road.
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