Told from the points of view of Cora and her friend Sybella, this is a perfect middle school book to teach about the value of a lasting friendship. Cora is lonely because her mom has moved to Europe to do research and it seems that Sybella is not as close a friend any longer. Cora’s reaction to Sybella’s distancing herself is a lesson to all of us that we have to communicate to really know what is going on. There are diary entries and messages that Cora desperately sends to her mother that make the book flow and move along in a quick pace. I think that middle school students can learn a valuable lesson in this book about friendship as well as a lot of information about recycling.

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This book will be available for purchase on August 1, 2019. I recommend this book for grades 5-8.