The Friendship Ring books are very well-written, and are fun to read. The charecters are sooo different, which proves that opposites attract. Theres the mousy Prima Ballerina with the over-protective mother (thats CJ), theres the super jock who has too many sisters and wants everyone to like her and has a huge crush on her backdoorn neigbor (thats Zoe), theres the rebelious, moody girl witht he dead beat dad who thinks jacks are a great gift (thats Morgan), and the little geek-ish girl with the crowded teeth and major hottie of a brother (thats Olivia). All these 7th graders at Boggs middle school are friends (most of the time) despite their differenses. They go threw just about everything you would expect them to. If i were you i would read them. Also, the book about tommy (Fill in the Blank) is a good read. It lets you know the guys side.