Olive is the kind of kid who gets along with everyone. She has a group
of friends she sits with on the bus, a different group she eats with in
the cafeteria, and another group she plays with at recess. What she
doesn't have is a specific best friend. And this hasn't been an issue . .
. until the fifth grade variety show comes along, and everyone seems to
have a group act, except for Olive. She doesn't want to have to ask to
be included in someone's group, and she really doesn't want her mom to
call her friends' parents and fix things that way. It isn't until a
weekend visit with her cool Aunt Molly that something clicks, and Olive
realizes what she really wants to do in the variety show.
This
delightful graphic novel is another lovely exploration of middle-grade
friendship, and the drama that can exist even when things are going
well. Recommended to fans of Shannon Hale's and other realistic middle-grade graphic novels that focus on friendship.
(Reviewed from a copy borrowed through my library system.)
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