Wires Crossed by Beth FantaskeyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children’s for a digital review copy. All opinions are my own.
I am always looking for good books for my fans of Raina Telgemeir and the Baby Sitter’s Club books. This definitely fits the bill.
Mia is 12 years old and dealing with the normal girl issues of friends acting differently, cliques, first crushes, and middle school in general. She is concerned with how other people view her and with being true to who she is. At the start of her latest school year, her long time BFF is looking to be in with the “popular” crowd (think Mean Girls) and Mia isn’t ready to give up her ultra cool tree house. In the midst of all of this, she has just found out that her best friend from science camp is moving to her school and is excited to show him around. But when he arrives, he is instantly loved as a part of the soccer team and Mia feels left out. A science competition brings them back together along with some other interesting characters that help round everything out.
The title of the book comes from the simple fact that we don’t always know what others are thinking or going through. We make assumptions about behaviors and often second guess ourselves. Wires get crossed when we don’t talk things through with the people around us, as Mia and Tariq learn in the story.
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