Last Summer By: Holly Chamberlin Fiction

In Rosie freshman years of high school she attracts a group of sneer older girls because she is shy. They end up bullying her for months and the bullying gets worst and worst. Meg, her best friend scene forever betrays Rosie in fear of getting bullied too. Rosie is heart broken and goes through an emotional breakdown. Her very over protective mother tries to help her through this tough time. Both her mother and Rosie struggle with the ideas of forgiveness and compassion. They both know  when a friendship has been shattered beyond repair. In the end Rosie and Meg make up and are even closer than ever.

Question 2- Rosie changed by the end of the book because at the beginning she was very shy and kept to herself. Then at the end she got very outgoing. Also she over came the bullying she encountered.

Question 4- The message of the book is to be true to the people who where there for you the longest. This is referring to when Meg told the older girls a secret that Rosie told her. This secret lead to more bullying. Rosie has always been there for Meg so when Meg told them her secret she betrayed Rosie. Rosie was heart broken that Meg would do that only to fit in. The books message was to show readers to be loyal to the people who are there for you the most.