Two best friends since preschool, Marylin and Kate, start growing apart once they enter middle school as they develop different interests. Marylin wants to be popular like the new girl Flannery, while Kate thinks Marylin is becoming snobby. Their friendship struggles as they don't want to admit they are drifting in separate directions. The book explores the emotions of this common situation between friends and the reviewer recommends it for girls ages 9-13 to learn lessons about dealing with friends.

1. The Secret
Language of Girls
Allison Juarez-Ramirez
Thursday November 17th, 2011
Core 1 Language Arts
Reading Essay

2. Marylin and Kate…
Two girls named
Marylin and
Kate, have been best
friends living on the
same street since pre-
school, until they
entered middle school.
Their friendship
started to grow apart
when a new girl
moved onto the
street, the “popular” 7th
grader Flannery.

3. Opinions Changing…
Marylin begins to think
Kate’s acting childish.
On the other hand- Kate
starts to think that
Marylin is starting to act
snobby and care about
what people think of
her, especially boys…
Their friendship starts to
go different ways, and
they both don’t want to
admit it.

4. I Thought…
My opinion towards the book was that it is
very interesting and that I would recommend it
to girls of the ages 9-13. This is because this
book shows a lot of emotion and also teaches
the reader a lesson on how to deal with friends
and it teaches it throughout a common situation.
The girls in this book are going through a difficult
age, and their thoughts are expressed in such a
variety of ways you cannot imagine…