Bad Best Friend, Rachel Vail
Bad Best Friend, Rachel Vail
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Bad Best Friend

Author: Rachel Vail

Narrator: Mara Wilson

Unabridged: 7 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/21/2024


Synopsis

Friendship, cliques, and middle school drama with a heavy dose of heart--perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead!

Niki Ames can't wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her best friend, Ava, have shared so many plans for the coming year. But then the unthinkable happens: at gym class pair-up, Ava chooses someone else to be her partner. Niki is devastated. It's clear that Ava wants to be part of the popular group, leaving Niki behind. Niki has to decide who her real friends should be, where her real interests lie. Meanwhile, life at home is complicated. Niki's nine-year-old brother Danny continues to act out more and more publicly. Their mother refuses to admit that Danny is somewhere on the autism spectrum, but it's clear he needs help. Niki doesn't want to be like her brother, to be labeled as different. She just wants to be popular! Is she a bad sister and a bad best friend?

About The Author

Rachel Vail never intended to become a writer. As a teenager she believed her only skill was eavesdropping, and therefore she planned to become a spy. But as a freshman at Georgetown University, Vail realized that her skill could be put to use. By writing down conversations she overheard, the stories in her head evolved into plays, and eventually into novels. Vail is the author of Wonder and lives in New York City with her husband and their son.


Reviews

This book was so amazing and Niki is so savage omg!......more

Goodreads review by Ayra

This book was really good but it was also kind of sad because a girl named Niki was best friends with a girl named Ava but then Ava said she didn’t want to be BFFs with Niki.......more

Goodreads review by Liz

The story: Niki is stunned when her best friend, Ava, starts their 8th grade year by ditching Niki and moving over to the Squad, the most popular group of girls in their school. Is it because Niki is a bad best friend? Feeling abandoned, Niki rediscovers other friendships, navigates through all the......more

Goodreads review by Gina

Another well written book on Middle School by Rachel Vail. Everything is covered from, different family members needs, finding your place in school "groups" while your best friend has changed and you are not sure where you belong yet, being true to yourself and discovering what a true friend is. Lov......more