Rival
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Brooke
I don't like Kathryn Pease. I could pretend everything's fine between us. I could be nice to her face, then trash her behind her back. But I think it's better to be honest. I don't like Kathryn, and I'm not afraid to admit it.
Kathryn
I saw a commercial where singers used their voices to shatter glass, but the whole thing is pretty much a myth. The human voice isn't that strong.
Human hatred is. Anybody who doubts that should feel the hate waves coming off of Brooke Dempsey. But I don't shatter; I'm not made of glass. Anyway, the parts that break aren't on the outside.
Brooke and Kathryn used to be best friends . . . until the night when Brooke ruthlessly turned on Kathryn in front of everyone. Suddenly Kathryn was an outcast and Brooke was Queen B. Now, as they prepare to face off one last time, each girl must come to terms with the fact that the person she hates most might just be the best friend she ever had.
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Brooke and Kathryn are frenemies through and through. They come from opposite ends of the social and economic spectrum (Brooke is rich and popular, Kathryn is neither), yet the one thing they have in common means everything. It's why they became friends in the first place and the source of their current hatred: choir. Both are standout singers preparing to compete against each other to win the Blackmore, a prestigious music competition that comes with a college scholarship, something Kathryn desperately needs. Debut author Wealer tells their story by alternating between their points of view and jumping between their senior year, during the months leading up to the competition, and their junior year, when the girls met and befriended each other. Both girls have faults and neither is a caricature: capable of great depth and kindness, Brooke isn't just a stereotypical mean girl, and Kathryn's insecurities are balanced by her confidence in her singing. The story arc is somewhat predictable, but Wealer has a talent for depicting the fragile moments on which friendships are made and broken. Ages 12 up.
