Set in Kentucky, this is the story of two girls from different backgrounds coming together to understand each other. Participating in an exchange program through their schools, Ivy June (from the rural mountains) and Catherine (from the city of Lexington) spend time in each other's homes, schools, and towns. They record their thoughts about each other and their experiences in private journals.
As each girl deals with both superficial worries (about clothes, school work, and jealousy), both also have to deal with immediate worry about close family members' health. They work through their different problems together, but it takes some big flexibility on each girl's part to understand how the other handles tragedy and worry.
This is another book that will appeal to upper elementary and middle school girls, especially as they can relate to the relationships and friendships of Ivy June and Catherine.
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