Introduction

One creative middle-schooler discovers that the best friend a girl can have is the one she makes herself in this charming magical realism read.

Jade's life hasn't exactly been normal lately, especially since her dad's cancer diagnosis. Jade wishes her family could leave their no-name town in Colorado already--everybody else does sooner rather than later, including every best friend Jade's ever had. So she makes one up. In the pages of her notebook, she writes all about Zoe--the most amazing best friend anyone could dream of.

But when pretend Zoe appears in real life thanks to a magical experiment gone right, Jade isn't so sure if she likes sharing her imaginary friend with the real world. To keep her best friend (and even make some new ones), Jade learns how to cope with jealousy, that friends should let friends be true to themselves, and that maybe the perfect best friend doesn't exist after all.

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Discussion Questions

Read through chapter one. What are your first impressions of Jade? What do you think her main challenges are going to be?
* Tiveda is a transient town; lots of people move away. Have you ever said goodbye to a friend who moved? Have you ever been the friend who moved away? What was the experience like?
*In chapter seventeen, Jade describes the Sparkles, who “never seemed to want to include [her]. . .” Have you ever felt shut out of a group? Have you ever been in a group that shut someone else out?
* What do you think of Jade’s power over Zoe and how she uses it? Can someone really be your friend if they have power over you?
* What is Jade’s relationship with her notebook like? What does keeping a notebook do for her?

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