Fair-Weather Friends

I have enjoyed the good girls series. This series is great for all ages. I have enjoyed this book from the beginning to the end. I can't wait for the next one.

Fair-Weather Friends by Reshonda Tate Billingsley brings us back into the lives of Angel, Camille, Alexis and Jasmine. The Good Girlz, as they are known, have weathered many storms but their friendship has stood the test-of-time. Nothing could ever come between them or could it? The girls attend a school Step Show and are blown away by a performance, put on by The Thetas, a high school sorority. Immediately, Camille is convinced she wants to join and her focus is on getting the other girls interested. She knows that Alexis and Angel are shoo-ins. However, she assumes that Jasmine is going to take some convincing. Particularly bothersome to all of the girls is the fact that Tori, Jasmine's arch enemy, is the sorority's leader. After much convincing, all of the girls decide to give it a try and almost immediately problems start. Jasmine has a confrontation with Tori and decides the sorority is not for her. Most surprisingly, Angel, the only Hispanic girl does not make the sorority for reasons not explained. All of the Good Girlz are surprised, considering Angel is the sweetest and most easygoing of the quartet. Angel immediately distances herself from the group. When it is discovered that the reason Angel was not accepted is because of her ethnicity, the friends and the whole school become involved. From that point the reader is introduced to a very real world of what happens when decisions are made based upon skin color and race. We are also allowed to see how hard it is for young people to make choices that are not necessarily popular ones. Ms. Billingsley does a wonderful job of giving us a full, realistic view of what can happen when friends feel betrayed and racism rears its ugly head. Fair-Weather Friends is recommended to all who enjoy entertaining, well-told stories, particularly teenagers. Angelia Menchan APOOO BookClub