Literary Merit: Good
Characterization: Good
Recommendations: YA 5-8
Reading Level: Middle School

This book is set up with most of the text in text messages. The characters text back and forth using text language and emojis. There are interjections in the text when the school sends out a flyer, essay submission, diary entries or a quick Remind message for a school announcement.

Middle school teen girls, and best friends, Prianka, Gabby and Cecily (with a few others) are excited for Spirit Week and the end of the school year. They have big plans for a fantastic summer break. As the school year goes on, things about the girls, secrets etc. come out. Some people are not ready to deal with all of this drama. Memes are being sent around the school that are not so nice and they are being sent without permission. Add in a little mother/daughter bra shopping, and you have a perfect drama filled middle school story.

I enjoyed reading this book. There were a few of the text messages that I was not 100% sure what they meant by it, but I could still gather the meaning of the text. (Plus at the end of the book there is a glossary with ALL the text definitions.) I loved how it was written different from a typical text. This was a fast read and good YA book.

I really liked reading all the essay drafts throughout the book. Here the character does tie together bits and pieces of the story to get a feel for what it is like living a middle school, teenage girl life. By the final draft of her essay, we see how she has grown, been challenged and changed through her 6th grade year. ( )