Junior High Jitters

Junior High #1

by Kate Kenyon, M.L. Kennedy

New school, new people, could only mean one thing for best friends Nora and Jen…… new friends. They had been friends since 2nd grade and had intended on that not ever changing, but when new girl Denise shows up things only down hill for the friendship of Nora and Jen. She’s beautiful, smart, and everything anyone dreams of so of course everyone has to friends with her.. except Nora. Nora knew she didn’t like Denise from the first time they met, but things were the opposite for Jen. Jen soon became Denise’s best friend which can only mean one thing……. How is she going to find time for her long-time AND new best friend. Can’t they ALL just be friends?

Genres: Young Adult

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1986

Reviews

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the random errors and the random nearly ended conflict (made no sense at all), Junior High is both funny and exciting with the characters and the rest of the storyline. Also, there were a lot of cool outfits that are similar to Claudia Kishi’s outfits:
pg. 21: gray denim jumpsuit with red leather belt (Jennifer)
white cotton jumpsuit (Nora)

pg. 24: khaki jeans and ruffly, white blouse (Nora)

pg. 30: shocking pink slicker and plum stirrups (Denise)

pg. 66: tight white shorts, Flashdance hot pink sweatshirt, plum calico scarf, and pink leg warmers (Denise)

pg. 72: tomato red sweater and faded jeans (Jennifer)

pg. 73: tight animal print pants, pink and white checkered sweater vest, and silver earrings (Mia)

pg. 76: plum knit sweater, black pants that were gathered at the ankles, tiny silver earrings, and 6 thin silver bracelets (Denise)

pg. 91: red T-shirt and jeans (Tracy)

pg. 111: pink brocade jacket and tight pink and yellow floral print pants (Mia)

pg. 113: pale blue sweater and faded jeans (Tony)

pg. 118: white satin pajamas (Denise)

pg. 125-126: plum sweater, long paisley skirt, and thin gold hoop earrings (Denise)

pg. 143: black sweater and red plaid skirt (Jennifer)

pg. 164: cherry red jacket and barrettes (Jennifer)

pg. 181: yellow Garfield short-sleeved nightgown and white crew socks (Jennifer)
I haven’t seen this many great outfits since I read “The Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey’s Ex-Best Friend.”

[sj]

Wow, I read all of these in or around the fifth grade. Note to self to come back and fix all the serial information when I have time.

[Doris Ware · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book