Clare Lund's Reviews > You Go First

12-year-old Charlotte Lockhard lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and feels herself growing apart from her childhood best friend Bridget, just as Charlotte's dad suffers a serious heart attack. 11-year-old Ben Boxer lives in small town Louisiana, where he dreams of becoming class president, but right now his biggest challenge is just finding someone to sit with at lunch who loves Harry Potter as much as he does. The two live more than a thousand miles apart, but develop an unlikely friendship playing each other in Scrabble online, and realize how important it is to have someone to talk to, no matter how far away they may be. I liked this one even better than Hello Universe and The Land of Forgotten Girls by the same author. Ages 10 and up.