This is the one where Katie’s friend Erica comes back to Acorn Falls. Erica and Katie were previously inseparable in elementary school, but Erica moved to California the summer before seventh grade. This current visit from Erica is awkward because Erica was friends with Stacey and her crowd, and Katie used to hang with them, but now Katie despises Stacey.
Erica is now a spoiled princess. She lives in Beverly Hills and won’t let anyone forget it. Her behavior is a huge contrast to that of Katie, who is also rich, though not nearly as spoiled.
This book repeatedly reminds us how rich Katie is. Money oozes off the pages. Katie goes to the airport to pick up Erica in a chauffeured limo. Katie’s parents can’t drive her to the airport themselves because they have to attend a country club luncheon. The mansion where Katie lives with her family has a circular driveway and a cook named “Cook.” 🙄
Erica is snooty and refers to Acorn Falls as a “dinky little town.” She also disses the mall and would heaps rather spend time with Stacey the Great than with Katie’s friends. During a game of truth or dare, she asks Katie to tell the group who she’s crushing on. This embarrasses Katie because Stacey and her clones are there and Katie doesn’t want everyone to know she likes Scottie. Erica also flirts with Scottie right in front of Katie.
Lesson learned: Sabrina, Randy, and Allison are Katie’s true friends. They’ll be bffs 4-evah!
Monic Ductan 
Leave a comment