Aaliyah hasn't seen her best friend Travis all summer between their various camps and trips, but he's changed when they come back for seventh grade. Aaliyah is surprised to discover that Travis has become taller, cuter, and popular. She's not sure where she fits in as his friend now and finds herself jealous of the girl he's spending time with. This book will be perfectly satisfying to its audience as it's a light and quick (160 pages!) upper middle grade rom-com full of crushes and misunderstandings. This will be a hit on the shelves of my classroom library for sure.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon Spotlight for the digital ARC.

Aaliyah is starting 7th grade. She hasn’t seen her best friend Travis all summer. She is amazed when she sees him at school. He’s grown quite tall, has muscles and the talk of all the girls. She keeps trying to catch up, but things keep getting in the way. He suddenly the popular guy, the great soccer player and the “love interest” of another soccer girl-Harlee. To make maters worse, her friend Emma reveales she’s interested in a soccer player named Zac and Zac wants to ask her to the dance. So much is happening and Aaliyah is struggling to find her place and her friends. Read to find out what happens.

I enjoyed this middle grade novel. It had r0mance, drama and typical 7th grade happenings. I loved that is was typical 7th things-not too over the top. I also loved how it was only a little over 100 pages, so even a hesitant reader may consider it. I would love to read a sequel to this book. I would definitely recommend this book and the others in the series!!