The Take-Over Friend

"A really good story about the very complex world of trying to find out who you really are."-Judith Katz, author of The Escape Artist and Running Fiercely Toward A High Thin Sound

On the second day of ninth grade, introverted Frances meets Sonja, a wildly funny newcomer from France, and the girls form a fast friendship. Frances adores Sonja's worldliness, and Sonja adores Frances's family, especially her older brother, Will. Frances and Sonja immediately declare themselves "The Poets" and ra...