Author: Lynne Rae Perkins
Awards: Newberry Award
Year Written: 2005
Age range: 10+
Topics: girls, boys, growing up, small towns, radio shows, friends, love, first love, mechanics, helping the elderly, family.
This novel, apparently a sequel, is mainly narrated by Debbie and Hector, two fourteen-year olds. A uniquely written book, incorporating illustrations and various writing styles throughout, it tells a coming-of-age tale of friends growing up in a small town. They each wish for changes in their lives, and slowly go about making decisions to incorporate change.
