Who Needs Third Grade?

Recently I read the book Who Needs Third Grade? by Candice F. Ransom. This book seemed somewhat comical to me at my age. As I look back at my own childhood, around third grade, I realize that this book was a pretty close example to the everyday life of a child at that age. In the book, Amber Cantwell is excited to start the third grade with her best friend Mindy by her side. When school starts, there is a new student named Delight Wakefield. She not only has a really cool name but she has the long hair that Amber wants and she starts her own lunch time club. As time passes, Amber quits third grade and by her request goes back to her beloved second grade teacher. She soon realized that second grade was not a fun as she had thought it would be. She returns to third grade, but has a huge fight with Mindy. The two stop talking and Mindy becomes friends with Delight. The planning for the school play soon begins. During a rehearsal, Amber is asked to help Delight with a head piece. Instead of helping her classmate, she cuts Delight’s hair out of jealously. In the end Amber apologizes to Delight for her actions. Mindy, Delight and Amber decide to start their own club, with three members.
This story proves that friend ships can grow and change over the years. I know that I have personally had friends that I have been close to for years, and then I have new ones that are special to me as well. We are able to act like the girls in the book and enjoy each other without jealousy being in the picture.