Friendship List #1: 11 Before 12 audiobook

This main character sounds so much like I did in middle school, which on the one hand, means that I think the characters are super realistic and real middle schoolers will relate to them (while getting a little wish-fulfillment in at the same time) but at the other time, big parts of it I cringed so hard at, wanting to yell “Stop being such a jerk! Jesus, just apologize already!”I’m so glad I’m not in junior high anymore.

11 before 12 is a great book about friendship. It tells about two friends that make a list of 11 things to do before they turn twelve. Not to mention, their first year of middle school! The book is an emotionally affecting, genuine crowd pleaser.

In this book Arianna and Kaylan make a list of 11 things that they want to do before they turn 12. Arianna starts making more friends so she doesn't talk to Kaylan very much. They end up becoming friends again and are able to do everything on their list. I would recommend this book to anyone, especially people who like realistic fiction.

11 Before 12 is an amazing book about friendship. Arianna and Kaylan have been best friends forever but middle school and making friends got in the way of their friendship and they get stuck in a friendship trap and don't know what to do.

11 before 12 by Lisa Greenwald is a book about friendship. It tells the story of 2 girls, Arianna and Kaylan, who are going in to middle school. They worry about how they're going to navigate their way through sixth grade and how they're going to be their best 6th grade selves. On their journey to finding themselves, they lose sight of one of the most important things, and it's right in front of them; their friendship. I love this book because it shows that if you're in a struggling friendship, there's still hope and you are your friend can still be friends. I also like this book because it's just so relatable to the reader. Lisa Greenwald makes it so easy to understand and relate to and even get frustrated when Kaylan and Arianna have yet another fight and are still not friends. I recommend this book if you like books about friendship, fighting for what you really want, and heartfelt journeys to find yourself and what you care about.

'11 Before 12' by Lisa Greenwald will put you right back in that time of your life when everything mattered too much and nothing at all mattered more than your best friend. Kaylan and Arianna find this to be true as they gear up for sixth grade. They are chock full of excitement as they decide to make a list of all of the tasks they want to complete before turning twelve in November. Having their birthdays one day apart has convinced them of the need to plan a joint twelfth birthday party to celebrate their friendship and the new age that will bring them what they consider so much more of out of life.Instead they find that the list starts to tear them apart. While Kaylan wants to stay true to the list and everything they've planned for it, including doing it together, Arianna is more open to bringing other people in and allowing them to be part of what Kaylan considers a super-special best-friends-only listing of tasks for the girls to share. While they do a few items together, they also find that they are finishing some separately. It was nice to understand Kaylan's point of view throughout the whole story since it is really quite a spot-on indicator of how any girl in her position would feel, worried about losing her best friend, but hopeful that things will eventually work out. However, hearing Arianna's point of view a bit more throughout would have been helpful. As the novel progresses, we learn more about how she feels about it all, but a dual look at their lives may have enhanced the storytelling a bit. Yet, this was not really an issue.From Kaylan's worry over which boy to kiss and how to make a guy friend to Arianna's new girlfriends, lunch table gossip abounds, and the two are left sitting on the sidelines of each other's lives, waiting to be filled in with the nitty gritty details. Any reader will feel smack dab back in the action of middle school, as Lisa Greenwald creates the questions of how Kaylan and Arianna will move forward, how their troubles will affect their futures, and how family can matter more than a sixth grader believes, especially when on the outs with your best friend forever. A definite must read for any young adult and middle grade novel lovers!Beth Rodgers, Author of 'Freshman Fourteen' and 'Sweet Fifteen,' Young Adult Novels

This is a fantastic book about friendship. Lisa Greenwald did an amazing job!

“11 before 12” written by Lisa Greenwald is a book I personally loved to read. The two main characters Kalyan and Arianna are best friends. I feel like I can relate to this story because me and my best friend made a list of things to do over summer before school starts. This book is a great story about friendship. I recommend this book to teenage girls.

Its a good book I liked it especially since I'm 11 and the book was realistic

This was probably the best book I’ve ever read!!!!!! The storyline is perfect, and I understood all they were going through. I will definitely be reading the whole series. 😊

** spoiler alert ** The book was good. It painted a pretty stereotypical middle school life for a younger girl. It was cute and slightly suspenseful, with the right amount of comedy sprinkled in. I think that it was slightly unrealistic for an eleven year old, considering one of their goals was to kiss someone and get detention. I sound like a Karen, but I personally would never get caught near detention. Overall a 7/10.

This book was really 😌 great!! I read it 2 times in a row!!

A beautiful, beautiful heartwarming story. Every single word is meant to be and I adored it. I finished it in less than 2 days and couldn't wait to read the next one, "12 Before 13." I wholeheartedly recommend this to ANY girl, of all ages.

I really liked this book! It captivated my mind, and it had just the right amount of dramatic sequences. I could relate a lot to this book as a middle schooler myself. I’d definitely recommend this book to any bookworm like me.

Choice book #1 quarter 3 11 before 12 is written by Lisa Greenwald, and it is a realistic fiction book. This book takes place at the main character’s houses, and at school. The main character’s name is Kaylan. She likes to make lists or goals that she is going to accomplish. She is open-minded, and cares about other people. Kaylan likes to have fun, and be funny with her friend. Kaylan’s best friend is Ari. Also known as Arianna. Ari likes to have fun, and doesn’t really care about what other people say. Ari also likes to be funny, and she just likes to be herself. I think Kaylan is a static character, because she doesn’t really change throughout the book. I think Ari is also a static character. Both characters don’t really change, but they learn something new in the end about friendship. The problem in this book is that Kaylan and Ari are in a fight. Both of them started middle school, and Kaylan made some new friends. Just a little mistake like this put them in a big fight. This is person versus person, because Kaylan and Ari are the ones in this conflict. A theme statement in the book may be: When you set your mind to something, don’t give up. Three text evidence places may be: One example might be, when Kaylan’s goal was to do something they think that they would hate. They didn’t give up, and they finally decided to do that thing, even though they didn’t really want to do it. The second example might be, when they wanted to highlight their hair. They asked their moms, but they didn’t seem very convinced. They did decide to do something nice for their moms, that convinced them to do that. The last text evidence would be that they wanted to kayak across a lake together. Even though they were ending their fight, they decided to still do it. I thought this book was really good, and it taught well about strong friendship. I liked this book because it teaches the reader to not give up, and that good friendship is really important. I thought that this book was complete, because it had a good ending. The last sentence is, “We’ve only been twelve for less than twenty-four hours, but so far it feels good. Definitely worth waiting for.” I really like this book, and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!