Jennifer and Cameron are 9, best friends and inseparable. They are outcasts, together, and find strength in each other the way that you can only get strength from your BFF as kid. Jennifer's chubby and alone most of the time as her mom works and goes to nursing school. Cameron's a survivor, with an abusive father that made my blood curdle. One day Cameron is gone and while trying to mend her heart, Jennifer realizes that the only way to survive is by becoming someone else - Jenna.

8 years on Jenna is popular, fit and has a new (seriously awesome) stepdad, as well as a (cute but dickish) boyfriend. But she never forgot Cameron Quick. Which is helpful because he's turned up to wish her a Happy Birthday.

This book really tugged at my heart. Zarr is a wordsmith when it comes to describing and interpreting the feelings of children and adolescents. Jennifer's loneliness was palpable, as was Jenna's anxiety at keeping her carefully constructed world together. When Cameron comes back things start to unravel, a repressed memory she hid away long ago surfaces, and real healing begins.

I definitely felt that the first half of this book was much stronger than the second half and felt a bit unsatisfied about some things (like the lack of addressing her binge eating and how she kept that hidden) but overall a solid 3 stars. :)