Author(s): Paula Chase

Childrens

Jamila Phillips is so done with secrets. So done with Pirates Cove.

So done with everyone calling her Bean.

So done with living across the street from her so-called best friend.

Metai Johnson is so done with summer.

So done with ballet.

So done with her useless father.

So done with her supposed best friend, who answered exactly zero texts all summer.

But how do you take a break from being somebody's best friend? Especially when you're in the same middle school and auditioning for the same talented-and-gifted dance program. Especially when you can't stop thinking about what happened that day at the end of seventh grade-can't stop thinking about that secret you've never told.

What happens when you're done with your so-called life, but it's not done with you.