Letters from the Heart

Beacon Street Girls #3

by Annie Bryant

Meet the Beacon Street Girls...
They're real, they're fun -
they're just like you!


A family history project for school is giving the Beacon Street Girls a lot to think about -- especially Avery. She's got three her mother and brothers at home, her father in Colorado, and the birth mother she never really knew. But family is an uncomfortable subject for Maeve. Her parents have just separated, and she doesn't want to talk about it to anyone, not even her best friends in the world, the BSG. Can a bundle of old letters make Maeve see her family in a new light and give her something to share with the Beacon Street Girls?

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary, Young Adult, Teen

256 pages, Paperback

Published June 3, 2008

About the author

The Beacon Street Girls books are inspired by all the preteen girls I've ever known. I wanted to create a world where girls can go to have fun and learn about who they are, while modeling real-life experiences. The first book, Worst Enemies/Best Friends, explores creating and testing friendships, skewed first impressions, and being the new kid at school. In the end, true friendship conquers all. Welcome to the world of the BSG!

Reviews

[Dineh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letters from the heart is a warm example of how we can share with our friends about not only our best times in life but also our struggles and stresses. In our group of friends we all have someone we can go to and talk it out and someone who can relate or help encourage you through the most life changing times. I love how Annie brings the Beacon Street Girls together and always there to help understand and encourage one another. Even though we aren’t perfect we can still be the best support to our friends and family.

[Rainie 🎧 · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girlhood

[Emma Xoxo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book for two reasons. The first reason is that I love the Beacon Street Girls books, and the way they are written. The other reason is because of all the disastrous situations. Maeve is really in some deep... papers. It's fun to read about her situation, and the others situations. I loved reading about Maeve and Dillon. Things are getting pretty romantic in between them... Avery really wants a pet... The queens of mean are just being what they're best at being...- mean. Charlotte is in between all the tension in between the other girls just like Isabel. Katani is being her fashionable self, getting pretty mad at Maeve here and there. All together, the girls go through amazing adventures. They learn about their heritage. I really liked this book, and I can't wait to read the next one!!!

[Shayla · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book can easily be compared to a marshmellow. Too sweet, and not enough to keep you satisfied when you're really hungry. This book is mindless fluff and shouldn't be read when you're expecting great literature.

[Brianna]

This was such a fascinating book to read as an adult and I quite enjoyed the experience. I can't wait to share my thoughts with you guys on my next reading vlog!

[Enzo]

Wow
Love it but I'm just saying you are the best

[Amani · Rating 5 out of 5]

As good as I remember it being

[Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

It reminds me of how I was with my own friends. The way we were a part of our best times and our struggles. I did have a friend like the girls of BSG did.

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Beacon Street Girls...Avery, Katani, Maeve, Isabel, and Charlotte are best friends. When a family history project is assigned at school, not all the girls are comfortable about opening up on this personal subject.

Avery, with her "3" families...her dad out in Colorado, her mom and brother in Brookline, MA. and her birth family in Korea, is a little apprehensive about the adoption angle.

And, Maeve, poor Maeve, just found out that her parents have decided to separate. How will she explain it all to the BSG and the Queens of Mean? Maeve gets good at keeping secrets, even those that will eventually come back to threaten her friendship with the girls.

The Beacon Street Girls: Letters from the Heart is packed with angst, growing pains, and frienship bonding troubles. The importance of being honest, even at its toughest moments, is character building...for all the girls and their families.

[Ruqiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main characters of this book are Maeve, Katani, Avery, Charlotte and, Isabel.They are the main characters because the book mostly talks about them, their conflicts and, how they solve their conflicts.

One possible theme of this book is never keep a pet in your house if a family member is allergic to the pet.Avery's mom was allergic to dogs and Avery brought one in the house without her mother knowing and then her mom had the allergies.

I noticed how the author puts lines when one of the characters are writing notes to themselves in their laptop because, its like a sign to the reader.

I felt sad for Maeve when her parents were splitting apart because they are all not together as a family like before.

[Shayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great BSG book as usual! Not sure why that was the first time I've ever read this one since I've read most of the ones after this, but I'm glad I finally read it.

I love the BSG, seriously. I'm 16 and I love these books and wish the girls were all my best friends. Kills me that they stopped publishing them after Sweet Thirteen and I don't get to see them all as 8th graders!

This one was mostly about Maeve's parents separating, and as usual I could totally relate because my own parents separated for a while! The writers made Maeve's emotions so perfect and I loved everything about this book. It was humorous and fun, but still serious when it needed to be and totally relatable. Great books for tweens and teens alike

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Beacon Street Girls think that Maeve has the perfect family, but what they don't know is that her parents have decided to separate. Maeve wants to tell the girls, but she can't seem to get the words out at the right time. When she does finally share her secret, she's immediately dragged into more un-Maeve-like behavior, making her friends and family question whether she is successfully coping with her family's changes. Maeve's struggles are typical of a seventh-grader whose parents are having problems, and would be easily relatable. As is typical with this series, the story wraps up with a sugar-coated bow, but the messages are strong and positive. Third in the BSG series.

[Jarynth ♛ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Abandoned it, because it was boring, and didn't really catch me into turning more of the page. At first, when I didn't start reading it, at the back of the book the summarize was pretty interesting, so I checked it out in our school library but then, when I started reading it, the start was catching me at first, but when I finished chapter one and moved in to chapter 2 it was getting boring, but I continued on more, to see if it's gonna get any better, but it didn't so I ended up till chapter 4 and then stopped.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is just as good as the first two books! This story deals a lot with the girls home lives. One of the characters, Maeve, deals with hard family issues which takes away time spent with the BSG. Then the "Queens of Mean" start getting in the way at school. Read this book to find out how all the girls overcome some difficult situations!

[Mnmguitar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not as good as the second book, but it was a great book. This book mainly focuses on Maeve and her family troubles. Even though much of the time I was feeling bad for Maeve, it has funny moments and a great ending! :)

[Audrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really good. However, if you wnat ot read it I suggest to start from the top of the series

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

very intresting!!!

[Delaney · Rating 4 out of 5]

real good
you should try the series
highly reckomended

[Adrien]

I learned about divorce and expressing yourself

[Milana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE the BSG!!!!!

[Keely Riel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The third one to the Beacon Street Girls!

[Molly Hiveley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is good so far but I'm only on the first chapter, also all the other books are good so I have a feeling that this one is good too!!!

[Marnina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how they use real life experiences in this book...it's like soo real!

[natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

SAME AS # 1

[Abbey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story...finished it in 3 days!

[Sunana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was great...it was reay amazing and mostly about friendship.

[Bunny Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Bryce · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it and im sure you will love it too

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is really good! You should definitely read it! It is about these five girls that are going through a lot in their life so they depend on each other!

[Alexandria · Rating 5 out of 5]

an awsome book