On the Flip Side

Gr 7 Up—This book continues the adventures of rising pop star Sunday Tolliver. She's now a freshman at Spelman College in Atlanta, but she's also won a coveted music award and earned enough money for her and her mother to live comfortably. What's left? Drama, that's what. Carter excels at creating situations for her heroines that find them in conflict and turmoil, and Sunday has troubles on every front. She can't trust her boyfriend. Her music company has gone through a hostile takeover, and plenty of people hate her. The friendships she's making at Spelman are the one solid in her life. Sunday is smart, ambitious, hardworking, and wise beyond her years. She's a loyal friend and exceptional daughter who has her priorities in order. In short, she's a good role model for Carter's readers. On the Flip Side would be an excellent addition for urban fiction collections.—Carol Jones Collins, Hanover Park High School, East Hanover, NJ