Fly on the Wall, by E. Lockhart

 The book introduces us to the character known as Gretchen Yee. She goes to Manhattan School of arts. She is a very lonely person because her best friend Kathy is always busy. She sits alone at school and is too shy to make friends or talk to her crush Titus.One day, Gretchen wishes that she could be a fly on the walls of the boys" locker rooms just to learn more about guys. This book shows the story of that wish coming true.

I would definitely recommend, Fly on the Wall, by E. Lockhart. An average teen would probably relate to Gretchen and some other characters. It also really makes you think about a wish coming to reality. It makes you think what you would do if you had that power. One thing I would change about the book would be a better explanation of how this happened. The author took the lazy way out by not including an actual logical way she could have turned into a fly. But, if you really think about it, that's not the main premise of the book. The book is trying to show how this kind of transformation affects Gretchen and what she learned from it, which the book did very well.

Reviewed by EB, Grade 8
Grandview Library