Frenemies by Alexa Young

Young, Alexa Frenemies, 245 pgs. HarperTeen Publishers, 2008. Language- G (0 swears no "f") Sexual Content- G Violence- G

Halley and Avalon had bee neighbors and best friends since practically 3rd Grade. They know every designer and are the fashion guru's at Seaview Middle School. When Halley returns from art camp with a new style and a new friend, Avalon doesn't like it. Avalon, too, made friends with some new people this summer. Avalon has a party in honor of their friendship all planned out, but as drama rises, the party starts to seem like a chore. The besties start to divide things between them evenly, list of friends, their fashion blog, and ownership of their puppy, Pucci. Their battles get more and more harsh and they start to believe that this drama that started out as a fashion faux-pas may be a friend-pas. Will these two former best friends be able to work out their problems by the time of the party, or will this just be one big snowball effect?  I personally did not like this book. It seemed like another Clique series. I saw this drama everyday in junior high, and on my spare time I try to keep my thoughts away from it as much as possible. Although, I do have to admit, some of their battles got a little funny. OPTIONAL to UPPER EL/ MS. Student Reviewer: EM