A heartwarming tale of family, friendship, and the challenges of growing up.

Pearl Littlefield's first assignment in fifth grade is complicated: She has to write an essay about her summer. Where does she begin? Her dad lost his job, she had to go to a different camp—one where her older sister Lexie was a counselor-in-training (ugh!)—and she and her good friend James Brubaker III had a huge fight, which made them both wonder if the other kids were right that girls and boys can't be good friends and which landed one of them in the hospital.

As Pearl navigates the ups and downs of her life, she discovers that even when things don't go according to plan, there's always a silver lining. In Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far), beloved author Ann M. Martin takes readers on a heartfelt journey filled with laughter, tears, and the unbreakable bonds of family and friendship. Perfect for fans of sibling books, family books for children, and kids books about friendship, this charming novel reminds us that life's greatest adventures often happen when we least expect them.