Why Can't I Be You (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062567208)

"This book is for anyone who has ever felt 'less than' or on the outside. That is to say, this is a book for everyone." --Elana K. Arnold, author of What Girls Are Made Of

"With a clear, compelling voice, Walker creates a believable world where socioeconomic tensions challenge, but never defeat, her well-rounded characters."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Claire Ladd knows that this summer is going to be special. She and her two best friends, Ronan and Brianna, are turning twelve. She is leaving camp behind and gets to do what she wants all day. She feels everything starting to change.

But things don't always change for the better.

With Brianna's cousin Eden visiting for the summer, Claire feels like a third wheel. Even though she is only a year older, Eden seems so much more sophisticated and glamorous . . . and when she's around, she takes up everyone's attention, including Brianna's.

But that doesn't explain why things have felt awkward with Brianna ever since she moved to a fancy new house, or why Ronan, who lives in the trailer next to Claire's, has started acting moody anytime anyone mentions his dad.

Claire has always been happy with her life just as it is, but as the summer wears on and the issues with her friends start to grow, she can't help but wonder: Would everything be better if she could just be someone else?

Author: Melissa Walker
ISBN-10: 0062567209
ISBN-13: 9780062567208
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 06/19/2018
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 195775 / Why Can't I Be You


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 108
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2018
Booklist 04/01/2018 pg. 79
Publishers Weekly 06/04/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2018 pg. 125
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 98 - Superior,Well Above Average