The Friday 56 and Book Beginnings on Friday
~ Best Friends…Forever? (Landry’s True Colors Series) ~ by Krysten Lindsay Hager
Synopsis:
Landry Albright hopes the new year will
start off in an amazing way—instead she has to deal with more frenemy issues,
boy drama, and having most of her best friends make the cheerleading squad
without her. Suddenly, it seems like all anyone can talk about is starting high
school next year—something she finds terrifying.
Landry
gets her first boyfriend, but then gets dumped just as things come to a head
with her friends. She feels lost and left out, but finds good advice about
dealing with frenemies from what she considers an unlikely source. Landry
learns to speak up for what’s right, tell the truth (even when it hurts), and
how to get past the fear of failure as she gets another shot at competing in
the American Ingénue reality show modeling
competition.
Book
Beginning:
There was
nothing like spending Christmas in Chicago. The city was so sparkly and bright
when it was all lit up and decorated for the holidays. It was so exciting to
see all the cars and taxis whizzing by and feeling like anything was possible
in the big city. I loved getting off the train, seeing my dad, and taking the
taxi back to the apartment my parents and I lived in together until my mom got
transferred to Grand Rapids. I liked my new school and all, but I missed my dad
living with us and hoped he’d be able to find a job in Michigan and move in
with Mom and me.
The
Friday 56 (From page 56):
“Thanks, it — it
means a lot to me that you’d come see me play,” he said, his eyes locked on
mine. They were so warm, and it felt like my smile was radiating through my
whole body.
“Any time.”
“I have to go
out with the team tonight,” he said, glancing behind him. “But I’ll talk to you
later, okay?”
He walked over
to his teammates. Then he turned around and winked at me.
“He totally
likes you,” Peyton said.
I nodded. It
felt amazing that he seemed to truly appreciate that I had been there, but I
couldn’t shake the thought of how Devon would feel if she learned her crush
didn’t feel the same way about her.
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