The Best Little Girl in the World - Steven Levenkron

The Best Little Girl in the World was a book I vaguely recalled a friend in school saying was good. When I saw a second hand copy selling cheaply, I didn't hesitate to buy it. Now, I'm very glad I did. Fifteen-year-old Francesca is the good girl of the family. Her older sister Susanne has gone off to live in a commune in California. Her older brother Gregg is at Harvard doing exceptionally well and never has the time to write or call. Francesca is the one who never causes trouble. She's good to the extent that any conversation about her inevitably ends up turning into an argument about Susanne. She dreams of being a dancer so when her teacher ...  Read the complete review