I really liked this book because I could relate to what was happening to the charcters ( )

Elizabeth and Tara write letters to each other after Tara moves to another state. They vow to be best friends forever, but when Elizabeth's parents start having problems she doesn't know if Tara can understand. I liked this sweet, funny story which was narrated by the two authors. My one beef is that the letters don't always sound like 12-year-old girls are writing them.

This would be a great listen for tween girls. ( )

This is the story of two 12 year old girls that are friends who no longer live near one another, so they have to communicate by writing letters. The whole book is letters they have written to one another. The authors, who are friends in real life, each took a character and wrote the book by actually writing letters to each other, never knowing what the other would come up with next! Tara*Starr (written by Danziger) has moved away and her family is doing much better than they were before they moved. The story is not the same for Elizabeth (written by Martin) whose family is facing some very serious problems. This book is a funny but touching tale of friendship.

This book is also recommended by: Best Books for Children, 7th Edition; Horn Book; ALA’s Booklist Magazine; School Library Journal; Publishers Weekly; Children’s Literature Lover’s Book of Lists ( )