Product Overview
As if teenaged friendships aren't hard enough...Marissa and Jack have been best friends for as long as they can remember, only having troubles when Jack wasn't always honest about himself. Despite their differences, their friendship endures. However, that friendship is challenged when a new student, Julio, moves to town and upsets the longstanding dynamic between Marissa and Jack.In this level 2+ book, which includes aspects of Puerto Rican culture, readers learn useful vocabulary and are introduced to a progression of verb tenses through the easily understandable plot - understandable even if the emotions of the teenagers are not.Teachers: depending on your students this can be a level 2 or a level 3 book.
