Mo and Sheeda are best friends who are about to spend a big part of the summer away from each other. Mo is going to a ballet intensive while Sheeda is staying home with her aunt. Each girl has a lot to deal with, and neither will end the summer the same. Mo’s confidence is shaken in the almost all-white ballet intensive, while Sheeda struggles to meet her aunt’s expectations and explore her feelings for a boy.

The author’s writing is engaging, and this book is difficult to put down. The story is told in alternating perspectives, so the reader gets to know each girl. I think that readers will strongly connect to each of them. This is one I will re-read and booktalk in my classroom.