11 Before 12

By Lisa Greenwald

Book #1 in the Friendship List series

Two friends' bucket list to transform before turning twelve threatens their friendship.

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416 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Kaylan and her best friend Arianna start middle school with a bucket list to become amazing before their twelfth birthday. But as they tackle new challenges like making friends and getting makeovers, their plan spirals out of control. The list meant to guide them becomes a source of tension, testing their friendship in unexpected ways. Will they manage to stay true to themselves and each other, or will their quest for transformation tear them apart? Dive into their journey of self-discovery and friendship in the chaotic world of sixth grade.

From the publisher

Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will love acclaimed author Lisa Greenwald’s new series about two best friends who kick-start middle school with a bucket list of eleven things they need to do to become AMAZING before their joint twelfth birthday party. The first day of middle school means trading in freeze tag at the pool for new schedules, fabulous outfits, and a fresh start. But for eleven-year-old Kaylan, the chaos of new locker combinations, cafeteria cliques, and potential first kisses is more than she can handle. She dreads the start of sixth grade and feels like she wants–no, needs–a winning game plan.Luckily, Kaylan and her effortlessly chill BFF, Arianna, have a fool-proof plan for tackling transitions: a list of eleven things they need to do to totally transform themselves before they both turn twelve in November.But between making guy friends, getting detention (and makeovers!), helping humanity, and having super-candid conversations with their moms about their flaws, the first 100 days of school turn out worse than Kaylan ever imagined. Kaylan and Ari forget to focus on their friendship and soon their loyalty to the list–what was meant to help them keep it together–becomes the very thing tearing their lives apart.

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