Artificial Turf: Things Are Not Always What They Seem!
by Patsy Wood Smith
Category: Fiction

Jessi Johnson is a twelve-year-old sports fanatic whose life is so boring. She's an only child, and her parents are WAY too involved in her activities. If only she could have a life like Betsy's! Betsy is good at everything, her father is a former professional football hero, her mom is gorgeous, she has an older sister and a younger brother, and they live in a mansion -- now that would be perfect! Join Jessi as she discovers that switching lives with Betsy may not be the perfect situation at all, and the traits that make a REAL hero may have nothing to do with fame or fortune. Jessi grows up a great deal during the summer before her seventh grade year, learning important life lessons about heroism, alcoholism, friendship, and love. Maybe the grass is NOT always greener on the other side! NOTE: Find helpful information in the Epilogue about alcoholism and its effect on families.