QUIZ: What Makes You Bestie Material?
NOTE: This post is sponsored by HarperCollins.
Eleni has always had a BFF – until now. Whether it was her built-in family friend, her camp bunkmate, or her friends-since-before-they-were-born bestie, she’s always had someone by her side. In Dear Friends by Lisa Greenwald (the author of the amazing TBH and 11 Before 12 series), Eleni is determined to prove that despite some friendship fails, she’s totally best friend material!
After being ditched by her go-to friend at camp, Eleni’s summer was kind of a drag. She can’t wait until her best friend Sylvie gets back from summer break so things can finally go back to normal. They always spend the end of summer break before school planning Sylvie’s birthday party together, and Eleni can’t wait to talk to her about the upcoming sixth grade overnight. Things are totally looking up!
That is until Sylvie acts totally weird towards Eleni when she gets home, excitedly spilling all the deets about her amazing break spent making s’mores and inside jokes with her new squad and shrugging off Eleni’s attempts to reconnect after a summer apart. Eleni feels left out, but remains hopeful that things will work themselves out. But after not being invited to sleep over at Sylvie’s party that she helped plan, she’s left feeling crushed and confused.
Why does it seem like no matter how hard she tries, all her friendships seem to end? Determined to fix her friendships, Eleni starts the Eleni Klarstein Friendship Fact-Finding Mission. Her plan? To reach out and reconnect with all her ex-best friends and figure out where things went wrong. Can she prove she’s bestie material, or will the sixth grade overnight be the loneliest night of her life?
Dear Friends is exactly the book you need by your side this summer. Filled with relatable middle school moments and friendship lessons you can use IRL, it’s you’ll love Leni’s look-back through all her past friendships.
QUIZ: What Makes You Bestie Material?:
What makes YOU bestie material? Take our Dear Friends-inspired quiz to find out!
Ready to find out if it’s really the end for Leni’s friendships? Dear Friends is now available from HarperCollins – click here!
