Have you ever had to deal with a bunch immature boys who thought they knew everything? In the book Girls Acting Catty by Leslie Margolis, Annabelle, the protagonist, has to figure out how to deal with teasing boys and convince them that she isn’t the ordinary girl that they can push around and make fun of. She also has to compromise with a group of mean girls. On top of all that her mom is getting married and she has a crush on her soon to be step brother. This story of middle school drama.The setting takes place at school and in Annabelle’s house in a time much like the present. This is a conflict, the antagonist is Taylor, the leader of the mean girls. This is the other conflict, Annabelle comes up with a plan to become friends with the girl who makes fun of her and stop all the humiliation. When Annabelle leaks secrets about her friends, they don’t want anything more to do with her. The turning point is at her mother’s wedding, Annabelle makes up with her friends and they take up where they left off. I recommend the book to 5th graders girls and up.