Goodbye Stranger [Paperback]

This brilliant,New York Timesbestselling novel from the author of the Newbery Medal winnerWhen You Reach Meexplores multiple perspectives on the bonds and limits of friendship.
 
Long ago, best friends Bridge, Emily, and Tab made a pact: no fighting. But it’s the start of seventh grade, and everything is changing. Emily’s new curves are attracting attention, and Tab is suddenly a member of the Human Rights Club. And then there’s Bridge. She’s started wearing cat ears and is the only one who’s still tempted to draw funny cartoons on her homework.
 
It’s also the beginning of seventh grade for Sherm Russo. He wonders: what does it mean to fall for a girl—as a friend?
 
By the time Valentine’s Day approaches, the girls have begun to question the bonds—and the limits—of friendship. Can they grow up without growing apart?
 
“Sensitively explores togetherness, aloneness, betrayal and love.” —The New York Times
 
A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book for Fiction
Named a Best Book of the Year byThe New York Times,The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,The Boston Globe, The Guardian,NPR, and more!ANew York TimesBestseller
An ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book
An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A Junior Library Guild Selection  
Named a Best Book of the Year byThe New York Times,The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,The Boston Globe, The Guardian,NPR, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, The Horn Book Magazine, Booklist
Named to Multiple State Award Lists


Winsome, bighearted, and altogether rewarding. —Booklist, Starred review

“…Stead’s writing [is]… filled with humor, delightful coincidences… An immenselylÃ-