THE SECRET LIFE OF AMANDA K. WOODS By Ann Cameron

This story is about how a girl cannot find herself and what she wants to be when she gets older, because she does not have a clue about what she is going to do. Her best friend named Lyle, who has been her friend since she was very little leaves the country, and she has nobody to be with during her time of need. She has her old horse skipper who has been with her longer than Lyle, and she feels so alone now that Lyle’s gone. She does not want to be her sister because she is so perfect and she always has to be correct. Amanda does not want to be her mother because she is like her sister, and wants everything to be done thoroughly at all times. Amanda’s life changes because she is going to a new school. She has never gone to a school in Rome and girls are not allowed to go to school where she is from, only boys get to go. My favorite part is when Amanda and her father were on the road and they were on their way to Amanda’s school in Rome and her father were on their way to the hotel that he owns. It was her first school with both boys and girls she ever went to in her life, but something great happens to Amanda that she will never forget. Now Amanda knows who she is and she is just plain Amanda Woods. Does Amanda’s friend Lyle come back? Read the book to find out.