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Friends for Keeps #4
My Forever Friends
Friendships are shifting for Ida May, and all because Jenna and Brooke (former BFFs) are feuding. No one knows what started the fight, but soon the girls in class have taken sides, with Ida May stuck in the middle. Does Ida have what it takes to understand the true nature of Jenna and Brooke's real friendship and figure out the way to bring them, and the rest of the class, together?
224 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2011
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Julie Bowe
26 books46 followersJulie Bowe writes books for young readers including the Friends for Keeps series, the Victoria Torres, Unfortunately Average series, and Big & Little Questions (According to Wren Jo Byrd).
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June 14, 2013
the book made me think about what is happening in my real life.
May 16, 2019
*Read the blurb of the book*
Ida May, the MC tries to find out the cause of the break-up. And when something happens to her friend's family, she knows she has to do something. Her class forget their hate for her friend and so does the friend she's fighting with. When people are fighting, despite their hate for each other, they always manage to find kindness and love in themselves to help that person. That's exactly what the class did.
This book was about that there is always such a deep friendship beneath fighting. Beneath the hate you may have for that particular person, you know that there is love beneath there. Love you just didn't realise was there when you were fighting. And this book portrays that perfectly.
Ida May, the MC tries to find out the cause of the break-up. And when something happens to her friend's family, she knows she has to do something. Her class forget their hate for her friend and so does the friend she's fighting with. When people are fighting, despite their hate for each other, they always manage to find kindness and love in themselves to help that person. That's exactly what the class did.
This book was about that there is always such a deep friendship beneath fighting. Beneath the hate you may have for that particular person, you know that there is love beneath there. Love you just didn't realise was there when you were fighting. And this book portrays that perfectly.
May 18, 2022
Friends, friends and friends
(quite modern day friends😉)
(quite modern day friends😉)
August 23, 2011
This is a very different book from all the others in the Summer Book Club - but I wanted to make sure the girls didn't feel left out if they aren't into the adventure and mystery of the books I reviewed this summer. My Forever Friends is part of the Friends for Keeps series of 4 books. Based on the adventures and thoughts of four 4th grade girls with all the hangups, conflicts and attitudes (remember what that was like?) of girls at that age - if you're daughter has Frenemy's or Best Friends this book will be right up their alley!
This book revolves around Ida May and Jenna who are forced to spend time together when Jenna begins to spend time at Ida's home every day after school due to her mother's difficult pregnancy. Jenna is very list oriented, needs to have everything planned/followed and hates having her schedule changed (at least if she doesn't decide to change it). Ida ends up spending time with Rachel (Jenna's little sister) more to support her as Jenna has a mean streak and bosses Rachel around and puts her down quite a bit.
I don't know how many of you remember the middle school grades and how mean the girls could be to each other? Being best friends with one girl one week and then best friends with another girl the next week. This book reminded me a lot of that awkward age and how much I hated the stress and upheaval during that time. BUT, on the other hand, girls who read the series will identify with Ida May, Jenna, Stacy and the other girls in the Friends for Keeps series and should enjoy them thoroughly.
I'm going to rate this book a 4 - I didn't particularly care for the book but it is very well written, the author has a great understanding of girls at this age and I'm very sure that girls in the 4th - 6th grades will identify and understand exactly what's going on. And maybe they will learn some tricks they can use to get through this period in their young lives. =D
This book revolves around Ida May and Jenna who are forced to spend time together when Jenna begins to spend time at Ida's home every day after school due to her mother's difficult pregnancy. Jenna is very list oriented, needs to have everything planned/followed and hates having her schedule changed (at least if she doesn't decide to change it). Ida ends up spending time with Rachel (Jenna's little sister) more to support her as Jenna has a mean streak and bosses Rachel around and puts her down quite a bit.
I don't know how many of you remember the middle school grades and how mean the girls could be to each other? Being best friends with one girl one week and then best friends with another girl the next week. This book reminded me a lot of that awkward age and how much I hated the stress and upheaval during that time. BUT, on the other hand, girls who read the series will identify with Ida May, Jenna, Stacy and the other girls in the Friends for Keeps series and should enjoy them thoroughly.
I'm going to rate this book a 4 - I didn't particularly care for the book but it is very well written, the author has a great understanding of girls at this age and I'm very sure that girls in the 4th - 6th grades will identify and understand exactly what's going on. And maybe they will learn some tricks they can use to get through this period in their young lives. =D
February 6, 2011
I just love this series! I love Ida May!
October 10, 2011
I love your book it's great
August 31, 2013
good book
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