Author(s): Jacqueline Wilson

Realistic

Mandy White is picked on by bad girls--until a bigger, badder girl becomes her special friend. Tanya, a foster child across the street, is nothing like Mandy. Mandy's overprotective mother wants her daughter to have nothing to do with the new neighbor. But Mandy is growing up and learning a lot about herself and the real world. Like sometimes bad girls are truly terrible bullies--and sometimes a bad girl can have the best heart and make the best friend. Illustrations.