By: Wendelin Van Draanen
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Flipped is a middle school fiction book that focuses on a relationship between two neighbors, Byrce, and Juli. From the beginning, Juli instantly falls in love with Byrce when his family moves to her neighborhood in second grade. Bryce doesn’t like her at first, but as the story progresses, he starts to take interest in Juli, just as she starts to learn more about him and realizes he’s not as great as she thought. Will they ever decide to like each other at the same time? Or will they stay forever “flipped”?
My favorite part about this book is how the characters “flipped”. I think it’s so funny and interesting how people can switch up feelings and emotions so fast. One day, Bryce thought of Juli as a pest, the next day, he was falling for her. This made the book one of the most enjoyable books I’ve ever read.
I originally decided to read this book as part of my summer reading for school, but I really liked it and realized there is also a movie based on the book that I want to try to watch. I would recommend Flipped to readers who enjoy romantic fiction, or like reading about a little bit of family dynamics. This book would be appropriate to read for 5-7th graders.
