Being one half of a BFF heart necklace is serious business. Through the ups and downs of life in middle school, through braces and boy bands, family feuds and fashion disasters, your best bud is there. But what happens when friendship suddenly gets complicated

In the Picture Perfect series, each stand-alone title tackles a tough friendship challenge. Issues are handled with honesty, emotion, and humor, and readers will close these sweet, clean, super-accessible stories satisfied that the main characters’ friendships are even stronger. In Best Frenemies, Alice Kinney shouldn’t be nervous about starting middle school. She’s got her best friend, Cassidy, by her side, so it can’t be that bad, right Except Cass isn’t at her side. For the first time since kindergarten, Alice and Cassidy aren’t in any of the same classes, and Alice is stuck with a brand-new crew in honors class! The girls try to stay in touch from across the hallway with the help of a shared notebook-but when Alice accidentally befriends not-so-nice Nikki from Cassidy’s dance class, she keeps it to herself. Cass will never understand. Alice juggles both friendships, waiting for the right moment to tell everyone the truth. But then disaster strikes: Cass’s play and Nikki’s math competition fall on the same night. Neither girl will ever forgive Alice if she misses their big day. What is Alice supposed to do when her two best friends are total enemies