Zoe and Laura have been best friends forever but lately Zoe has noticed that Laura seems interested in other people, other activities and Zoe doesn't fit.
Yep... been there, done that - many times. This is a really familiar middle grade trope and I must confess for the first 30 - 40 pages it was a tad irritating. But then Zoe got a new app on her phone - the Retake app - and she was able to go back - several times to try and fix the friendship. But at what cost? And... was the friendship really worth saving or is it best to move on and grow.
As much as we want to diss the trope it is a real feeling around 6th and 7th grade as kiddos develop and change and grow. Ultimately the story was quite hopeful and might help those who are going through the struggle.
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