num_pages: 296
description: "It's a great picture," says Stephanie, the one in the middle. "We're sitting on Alison's bed, laughing our heads off. Alison is holding Maizie, Rachel is holding Burt and I'm holding Harry, who is trying to escape." The photograph was taken right before Thanksgiving, before everything started to change. Stephanie's story is about changes and friendship, surprises and secrets, and being almost thirteen in seventh grade. It's about living near her two closest friends: Rachel who has been Stephanie's best friend since second grade, and Alison who has just moved to Connecticut from California. It's also about boys: Eric Macaulay, Peter Klaff, Max Wilson and a ninth grader in a chartreuse jacket whom Stephanie calls Jeremy Dragon. Rachel says Steph is an optimist--about more than boys. She sees the bright side and looks away from the dark, such as her brother Bruce's nightmares or her own suspicions that her parents haven't leveled with her about some aspects of life. Secrets drive Stephanie crazy--especially one she has to keep from Alison and Rachel, until she can't any longer. Seventh grade for the three of them, laughing or crying, is typical, special and true: all in all, a great picture.
language: English
title: Just As Long As We're Together
titlecomplete: Just As Long As We're Together
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Juvenile, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Romance, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 12412
series: Best Friends
publisher: Orchard Books