Nobody Was Here: 7th Grade in the Life of Me, Penelope is about a girl who feels like she is growing distant from her best friend, Stacy. She feels like Stacy is making all of the decisions, and she doesn't agree with them. Penelope is starting to feel like a follower of a follower, a nobody. Throughout the story, you will find that she makes friends with a seemingly strange new girl and a rich girl whose parents are getting divorced. At the end of the story, she feels as if she finally belongs. 
This book is set in New York City, in our present time. Penelope, the main character, is finding it hard to deal with seventh grade life, the homework, her friends, and her mother's new helper. She feels like everything is going against her, and she can't solve the problems. I find this book very believable. This book involves a girl in a realistic life setting, with problems that could occur in reality. This book was very interesting, although at times it is hard to figure out what were her dreams and imagination, and what's actually happening in the story. 
I thought that this was a great book. All of the characters are interesting, although some aren't the best people in the world. The book gives people something to relate to, even if the problems aren't exactly the same. This book was exciting with many problems and events, I couldn't stop until I was done reading it. The ending I thought was the best, it really tied up the story, and gave satisfying end. 

~Virginia Li, 6^th Grade, Canfield Village Middle School