Ferris Wheel Author:Mary Slattery Stolz Polly Lewis had, and was willing to admit it herself, a pretty lucky life. She loved where she lived, Vermont. Loved the people she lived with, her parents and her grandmother. Well, her brother Rusty lived in the house too, but even Polly didn't expect everything to be perfect. She loved her horse, Blondel, and her best fr... more »iend, Kate.
She and Kate had been best friends since kindergarten, and had made the mistake of not really needing any other friends. Now Kate was moving to California and didn't seem to mind at all that she was leaving Polly behind for good. Polly could not understand that. Nor could she understand--having this just about perfect life--why she was subject to sudden and uncontrollable (anyway, uncontrolled) rages and spells of brooding .
This is a book about growing up and a young girl's attempt to make peace with the changes that come with it.« less