From the Back Cover:
When Jeri McKane is blamed by her best friend Rosa for using a secret against her, Jeri’s world is turned upside down. Unless the real blackmailer is found, Rosa could be expelled from Landmark School and her starring role in Cinderella given to a snobbish seventh grader. Worse still, Jeri could lose her best friends trust just when things with her own absentee father are heating up. Why does everything have to be so complicatedand where is God when you need him? Middle schoolers will identify with Jeri and her friends as they solve this mystery and learn valuable lessons about truth-telling, faith, hope, and love.

My Review:  I thought this was a very good read for girls ages 9-13.  The book was very engaging and I liked the variety in the main characters – some girls were missionary kids, some were girls at a private boarding school, some had money and some didn’t have much money at all and had to keep up a scholarship in order to stay.  The girls were from different parts of the world, but they each had common issues to deal with. Jeri dealt with forgiveness issues with her father which are common to today’s culture.  Rosa had to deal with being born before her mother was married.  Another girl dealt with losing a father to death. 

The mystery part kept me guessing until the very end – I like surprises!  Christianity is present, but it was ”not in your face.”  A nonbeliever could read this book and understand it.  I’d like to read more in the series! 

This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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