True Friends: True Friends

By Bill Wallace

Book Overview

An inspirational story of overcoming insecurities. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671530364
• ISBN13: 9780671530365
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Minstrel
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Friendship, it's Friendship

Courtney, 12 has just started 6th grade. She appears to have most of it all - a stepmother who sends her to the stylist every week; a nice wardrobe; a loving father and an older brother in high school. The middle school she attends is very class conscious. The lunchroom hierchy of prime tables goes to students who have attended a better elementary school on down the tables near the garbage bins, which is where students from a poorer school are expected to sit. The same schoolyard justice is applied to the outside as well -- the better fields and equipment go to those who attended the more affluent elementary schools. Sixth grade starts off with a bang when Judy enters the classroom, replete with cane. Judy, a girl with cerebral palsy lives by the credo of "if you fall down, you get up. Simple as that." She is bright; cheerful and at all times a realist. Courtney's father is not such a realist. He owns an auto body shop which supports the family and his gold digging wife Emily is ruthless, manipulative and a bigot. She puts Judy down because she lives in a housing project; she uses racial slurs to describe many of the residents in that neighborhood. Only Ben, Courtney's older brother sees through Emily and tries to clue their father in. Judy is never at a loss for lessons in self sufficiency. When Courtney's former friend's mother refuses to drive her home after cheerleading practice, she is forced to walk. Part of her walk takes her into a seedy side of town where she is hounded and chased by several boys in a classic Mustang. Desperate, she runs to the first apartment and knocks on the door. Whose door should that be but -- Judy's! Luckily, the girl's mother takes her in and also brings home the point about doing for oneself. Poor and proud, Judy and her mother have taken in laundry and sewing for their neighbors. Whenever Judy loses her balance, she is not helped back up, but encouraged with the words that she will get back up by herself. Matters come to a head when some class picture money is stolen and Courtney is the lead suspect. Luckily, during the worst of times, when her cheerleader pals shun her and school staff acts distrustful of her, she discovers who her friends really are.

Ashley's Book Review!!

Coutrney is an average 6th grader. Shs's excited about going back to school and being in middle school. On the first day in homeroom Lacy, one of the most popular girls in school asks Courtney to help her plan a party. Over the next few weeks Courtney and Lacy become really good friends they even go out for the cheerleading squad together. Lacy and Courtney make the 7th and 8th grade squad something 6th graders have never done. Mean while they meet Judy, a handicapped girl. No one knows what to do around Judy. One day Courtneys brother gets arrested because a guy that was riding in his car had drugs with him that nobody knew about. By the next day everyone at school knew what had happened and they thought Courtneys brother was doing drugs. All her friends turned their backs on her. All except one!

True Friends

I really enjoyed reading the book Ture Friends. At first it seemed a little bit dull because the girl was just explaining how boring her life was and I figured everyone has problems in life who cares about hers. Then as I continued reading and saw how she accepted Judy, a handicapped student, I realized that the book also related to how popular some people are, and saying that everyone their own "clique", even if they don't find it right away. It also made me wonder where I am on the scale. The book is very interesting and humorous, and I'm very glad i read it. The best part of the book was in Chapter 6. Judy put twinkies in a little boys chair. It was so funny to see that she had enough courage and strength to play a joke on someone so mean.The characters and conflict were the best part of the novel. The characters were always doing something that makes you want to read more. The conflict in the story always made you wonder how the characters were going to deal with the situation. The charaters and conflict were mainly what made the novel exciting.

Great Book

This book is wonderful, and I will recomend it to anyone. You can also learn something from it and it taught me how to be a better friend

lydia kate and ashley

MY FRIENDS HAVE READ BILL WALLACE BOOKS FOR SCHOOL. OUR TEACHERGAVE US THE ASSIGNMENT TO READ THE BOOK ANND DO A REPORT. I FOUND THESTORY VERY INTRESTING WITH ALL THE GOOD DETAILS. I THINK IT WAS ON OF THE BEST BOOKS HE READ. (IT KEEPSS YOUR ATTENTION)