I had loved 11 Birthdays and so was especially disappointed with this pseudo-sequel (really, pretty much a completely independent story). Much of it takes place in a mall, following the main character who has finally turned 12 and will now get to do a whole list of things her family said she had to wait until she was 12 to do - like get a pet, get her ears pierced, etc (all activities that are accomplished by going to the mall, pretty much). Her list is lame, her parents are lame, and there are a whole bunch of weird side plots that seem like they are going somewhere but never do. And then, all of a sudden, after you get used to the fact that you will be reading this dumb book for the rest of your life (it is really long), it wraps up with a slapped on author's message not really played out in the plot. - Ms. Patterson