She likes to wear cat ears (and not just on Halloween) and is a good friend. It's a tough sea to navigate and Stead gets that about middle school students.īridge is a fun and very eccentric character in Goodbye Stranger. Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead examines how middle school is a turning point in many people's lives. Then there's Sherm, who is also going through his own issues with his family, but when he meets Bridge, they form an unexpected friendship and maybe even something more. Tabitha tells it like it is and has many interests that her friends don't always support. Emily has a new curvy body that gets a lot of attention. They have been friends since childhood and pride themselves on never fighting. She has a small group of best friends: Emily and Tabitha. The doctors tell her that she beat the odds. When she was a child, she was hit by a car and nearly died. How long can she hide in plain sight?' Bridge, also known as Bridget, is a seventh grader growing up in New York City. What does it mean to fall for a girl-as a friend? On Valentine's Day, an unnamed high school girl struggles with a betrayal. Can it get them through seventh grade? This year everything is different for Sherm Russo as he gets to know Bridge Barsamian.

The three girls are best friends with one rule: No fighting. Tabitha sees through everybody's games-or so she tells the world. Emily has new curves and an almost-boyfriend who wants a certain kind of picture.

Can they grow up without growing apart? “Sensitively explores togetherness, aloneness, betrayal and love.Goodreads says, ' Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. He wonders: what does it mean to fall for a girl-as a friend? By the time Valentine's Day approaches, the girls have begun to question the bonds-and the limits-of friendship. It's also the beginning of seventh grade for Sherm Russo. She's started wearing cat ears and is the only one who's still tempted to draw funny cartoons on her homework. Emily's new curves are attracting attention, and Tab is suddenly a member of the Human Rights Club. But it's the start of seventh grade, and everything is changing.

Long ago, best friends Bridge, Emily, and Tab made a pact: no fighting.

Annotation: This brilliant, New York Times bestselling novel from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me explores multiple perspectives on the bonds and limits of friendship.

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