Book: The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine: Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg with illustrations by Johanna Wright
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Description:
Ten-year-old Celie has quite a few things on her mind -- fights with her sister Jo, secrets at school, an increasingly forgetful grandmother, and worst of all, a best friend who won't speak to her. How can a girl who hates change survive, when everything in her life is changing? By writing, of course! Celie's often comical and always heartfelt diary entries include notes, e-mails, homework assignments, and pages from her top-secret spy notebook.
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
This was a cute and funny story but it was also a little sad. It was told through journal format. I would categorize this as Judy Blume meets Wimpy Kid Diary. Because the reader gets a funny look at the drama and happy moments in the life of Celie Altman.
The story is about 10 years old Celie Valentine Altman who is dealing with changes in her life from her and her best friend Lulu no longer being friends to her grandmother who lives in Louisiana who was having some memory problems. The whole family was really worried.
Celie didn't know what was the cause of her and Lulu's friendship ending but the school has them both attending Friendship Forward meetings with a guidance counselor with the goal of improving things between them.
She was also dealing with the normal disagreements that occur between siblings as well as dealing with her older sister Jo spending more time with her friend Trina (who Celie doesn't like very much). Arguments and disagreements aside, in the end they're sisters and will always look out for each other.
This was a light and fun read that would be great for young readers. The illustrations are simple and seem like something a kid would make.
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