Little Divas

Little Divas by Philana Marie Boles is a fascinating story about three little girls that are going from sixth grade to what seems like adulthood…….

Rikki, Cassidy and Golden are best friends that are going through the age of 12 at different stages.

Rikki is the “preachers kid” and she is the sweetest most mild mannered little child that her parents would ever want to meet. But outside of her parents, she is a sneaky little smart mouthed girl who is boy crazy.

Cassidy is a little miss goody two shoes, parents are divorced, and her mom lives in Africa so she is living with her dad, and having major issues with the way that her cousin Rikki treats her.

Golden is the little girl that just moved into Cassidy’s neighborhood. Golden’s parents are divorced and she is having difficulty dealing with the situation, but uses it to her advantage because she gets away with plenty of attitude.

I will just say that Ms. Boles has hit her mark in portraying the average 12/13 year old girl. The story is diverse enough to identify that girls at any age are on different levels, depending on the situation and their maturity levels. When reading the story it took me back to some of the things that I used to do when I was that age and first discovering boys. All I can say is that I am glad that my mom didn’t read this book.

Ms. Boles does an outstanding job at keeping this book at an age appropriate level, yet still making it interesting enough for older readers as well.

Reviewed By: Eleanor S. Shields, Black Butterfly Review

Little Divas
Philana Marie Boles
Publisher: Amistad
ISBN: 0060732997
January 1, 2006