Flipped

by Wendelin van Drannen**
 * Flipped

Flipped is a wonderful novel about two young people named, Bryce and Julianna. The author shows two different viewpoints by alternating chapters with Bryce's point of view then Julianna's point of view. Bryce begins with a description of the first time he met Juli,

She didn't just barge into my life. She barged and shoved and wedged her way into my life. Did we invite her to get into our moving van and start climbing all over boxes? No! But that's exactly what she did, taking over and showing off like only Juli Baker can.

Here is Juli's point of view

I was too excited not to charge across the street, but I did try very hard to be civilized once I got to the moving van. I stood outside looking in for a record-breaking length of time, which was hard because there he was! About halfway back!...Bryce wasn't really doing much of anything. He was more hanging back, watching his father move boxes onto the lift-gate....When I couldn't stand it any longer, I called, "Hi!" into the van, which made Bryce jump, and then quick as a cricket, he started pushing a box like he'd been working all along. I could tell from the way Bryce was acting so guilty that he was supposed to be moving boxes, but he was sick of it. He'd probably been moving things for days! It was easy to see that he needed a rest. He needed some juice! Something. It was also easy to see that Mr. Loski wasn't about to let him quit. He was going to keep on moving boxes around until he collapsed, and by then Bryce might be dead. Dead before he'd had the chance to move in! The tragedy of it catapulted me into the moving van. I had to help! I had to save him!

Needless to say, there is a bit of a difference in the way these two view situations. Flipped is a fun read and an insight for the different ways that people think.

Always look to find other point of view books.