We didn't know each other well enough yet to risk mucking around in any real way in each other's lives..

Linda asked that morning what it was about Charlotte’s Web that Ally particularly liked; maybe it would help to think about that, since it was Ally’s….

Mommies can't look gross!' J.J. protested..

we could hurt each other even when we weren't trying to, and that none of us was as perfect as we liked to pretend..

Not every book is for every reader..