From an enjoyment perspective I should give this 4 stars, but I'm stingy with my ratings. I think that Pearson really captured the life of a preteen girl, and all the uncertainties and emotions that go along with it. Having been a David Cassidy lover in my youth, I could certainly relate, but I think that the relationships between all the girls transcends the David Cassidy angle. The story did bring it all back for me: the wanting desperately to belong, to want romantic love, not evenr entirely sure what that meant, the nascent sexual stirrings coming to life. And although I am usually wary of a happy ending, I think Pearson ended it just happy enough, even if in doing so she wrapped it up a little too neatly. All in all, an enjoyable read, with likable characters and just enough "thinking points" to keep it from being pure chick lit.