A review by jennybeastie
Serena Says by Tanita S. Davis

4.0

Solid middle grade story -- on the one hand all about friendship dynamics and confidence building -- with some really good advice from the older sister that I haven't seen in many other books for this age. She basically says that friendships are going to change and that it's more about the people growing and changing rapidly than it is about rejection. On the other hand, models some really good behavior around sharing other people's secrets, normalizing mental health an addiction issues, and also has a young person undergoing a kidney transplant. There's a lot of good stuff in here.