Flipped
Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees  (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects  from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski.  Ever since she saw Bryce's baby blues back in second grade, Juli has been  smitten. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Frankly, he thinks Juli  Baker is a little weird--after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits  in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Bryce begins to see  that Juli's unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool.  And Juli starts to think that maybe Bryce's brilliant blue eyes are as empty as  the rest of Bryce seems to be. After all, what kind of jerk doesn't care about  other people's feelings about chickens and trees? WithFlipped,mystery  author Wendelin Van Draanen has taken a break from her Sammy Keyes series, and  the result is flipping fantastic. Bryce and Juli's rants and raves about each  other ring so true that teen readers will quickly identify with at least one of  these hilarious feuding egos, if not both. A perfect introduction to the  adolescent war between the sexes. (Ages 12 to 14)--Jennifer Hubert--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.