This was a cute book to share with my 13-year-old daughter. It combined elements of two other series that I've enjoyed. The daughters being brought together by the friendship shared by the mothers was one of my favorite parts of the "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" series. Girls with different personalities who are forced together through an activity reminds me of the "Chicks with Sticks" series. The plot may be predictable to an adult, but it isn't so trite that a middle schooler would turn her nose up at it. My 13-year-old enjoyed this book, and she has turned away many books where she felt the authors were trying to hard to be hip.I've already put the next book on reserve for us.