Best Friend Next Door

By Carolyn Mackler

Part of the Wish series

Two girls with mirrored lives face friendship's trials and surprises.

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224 pages· 41,616 words· Est. 6 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Hannah's world is turned upside down when her best friend moves away, and Emme, the new girl next door, arrives. Both share uncanny similarities, from palindromic names to New Year's birthdays, yet their differences could spell trouble. As they navigate the challenges of new beginnings and unexpected changes, will they find a true friend in each other, or will their similarities lead to rivalry? Discover a heartwarming tale of friendship, identity, and the unexpected twists that life brings.

From the publisher

Printz Honor and bestselling author Carolyn Mackler joins our charming WISH line with this story of a friendship between two girls.Meet Hannah. Her name is a palindrome. Her birthday is on New Year’s. She wishes she had a cat. She’s medium height and a little awkward. Her life has NOT been fun lately – her dad and stepmom are having a baby and, worst of all, her best friend next door just moved away. Now a new girl is here, taking over her best friend’s bedroom . . . and her own identity.Meet Emme. Her name is a palindrome. Her birthday is on New Year’s. She loves her enormous orange cat. She’s so short that last week she was mistaken for a kindergartner. She’s found moving hard . . . but at least there’s the girl next door, Hannah. Maybe they’ll become friends?While Hannah and Emme are alike in so many ways, they’re different in some wrong ways, too. Is this the perfect friendship . . . or a recipe for disaster?From award-winning writer Carolyn Mackler comes a funny, smart story about finding out who your best friends are, in good times and bad.

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