I don’t like reading books with a lot of language, and I almost didn’t finish this book because of that. But things are changing fast for Claudia whether she wants them to or not, and senior year is already proving to be an eye-opening experience she will never forget. She’s been hurt before and she doesn’t want to be hurt again. Stranger still, he seems interested in her.Ĭlaudia isn’t sure she’s ready to open up her heart and let things go beyond friendship. Gideon is perhaps the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known - unlike Claudia, who would rather spend time at home playing Battle Quest, he seems to know everyone at school and he’s always making someone laugh. And yet at the same time, if it wasn’t for Iris and that report and helping behind the scenes, Claudia never would have gotten to know Gideon. She wouldn’t even be wasting her time working backstage if she wasn’t so desperate for a second chance to improve her grade and earn a shot at a college scholarship.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to avoid Iris when they’re in several of the same classes, and after turning in a poorly executed shared report, Claudia and Iris find themselves thrust against their will into the class production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Ĭlaudia quickly learns she is not destined for a life on the stage. When Claudia accidentally overhears the breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself at odds with Iris, who seems determined to make her life miserable because of it.

Emma mills foolish hearts