A Secret Friend

by Marilyn Sachs

The breakup of the long friendship between Jessica Freeman and Wendy Cooper leaves Jessica devastated and leads to unexpected events and confrontations

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Kids

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Kerith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another one of those childhood books unearthed during a move. This is your basic elementary school friendship story where the girl loses her best friend (mainly because said best friend is really not a nice person), starts up a project wherein she hopes to regain her best friend but learns by the end what a friend, and being a friend, really means. It was also interesting to come at this as an adult. Jessica, the girl, not only must ferret out this whole thorny friendship issue, but she also has to come to terms with her rather smothering mother. This second theme probably went right over my head when I was a kid. Coming at it through the mother's eyes, well, there's a lesson there.

[HeavyReader · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is yet another Marilyn Sachs chapter book that I have the vaguest recollection of. The spoiler in the review on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Friend-M...) is what sealed the deal for me. Yep, I read this. I hazily recall being disappointed when the truth about the notes was revealed.

[tam tam · Rating 5 out of 5]

well The Prince of Tides is bout to kill me, so i am revisiting the beloved books of my fringe-dwelling yet longing for inclusion youth. this book holds up!

[Ayush Razdan Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when I was in the fourth grade in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania…it entered my psyche so deep that to this day I have not been able to forget it!

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man, was I a sad 5th grader!

[Jazli Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book it connects to kids Jessica's age.