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Friends Forever

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Friends Forever Maryann Miller New Concepts Publishing - 1999ISBN 1586080008 - Young Adult Novel

Friends Forever isabout a 13 year-old girl named Debbie Webly who is best friends with Laura---then Angie comes to town, Angie is beautiful, rich, and very popular, which makes Debbie feel like an outcast. Laura starts to include Angie in everything that she and Debbie used to do alone. Debbie gets very jealous as the friendship starts to go by the wayside. Laura just wants the three of them to be friends but Debbie will have none of it.

Ms. Miller captures the trails and tribulations of 13 year-olds very easily. She talks their lingo and keeps the book interesting with enough twists and surprises to keep younger readers turning the pages to the very end.

An award winning journalist and author, Maryann Miller's articles and short stories have appeared in regional and national publications for over 20 years. Her non-fiction book, Coping With Weapons and Violence In School And On your Streets, was chosen as one of the top books for teens by the New York Public Library. She has also written numerous screenplays and two other novels.

Pam Stone

I recommend you buy this book for your teenaged daughters. So much better than a lot of the cra...b they sell for teens. This one actually has a good message and Maryann has a wonderful writing style. They will enjoy it!
Friends Forever

This is a really good book that any gender of any age would love. It perfectly captures what life's like being a teenage or a pre-teen. This book is so good, I read it three times.
-Submitted by RM, 11 years old

When I was an active blogger Maryann Miller's books were always on my "To Be Read" list, then the Kindle Fire came into my life and I saw on her Twitter that this was a free download so kismet stepped in.

I read YA mainly because if I ever were to write my novels they would most likely fit in the genre and sometimes I just am always intrigued by stories of teenagedom. While there's no presumed dead girls texting her old group of friend, all the insecurities and tests of friendship are explored in the story. The internal and external conflict between Debbie and Angie ring true. The ending was a little too neat and clean for my taste but I always just want characters to live on.