About This Book
Reach for this book when your child comes home feeling caught in the crossfire of a friendship breakup or a classroom divided by cliques. While the plot follows fourth-grader Ida May as she navigates a feud between her former best friends, the heart of the story explores the heavy pressure to choose sides and the anxiety of being caught in the middle. It provides a relatable mirror for the social complexities of upper elementary school. Parents will appreciate how it models the courage to maintain individual integrity when peer groups demand loyalty to a cause. It is a gentle, realistic guide for children learning that you can be friends with everyone even when they aren't friends with each other.
