If you can look past the two preteen girl protagonists' endless fussing about fashion (kind of an obligatory character trait, since neither Katie nor Melody are tomboys, though Katie's indicated to be a bit 'nerdy' as the smarter-but-not-as-attractive one), their stories actually have some fairly mature undertones: Katie discovering a girl really can be too pretty when perverts start hitting on her in Melody's body, and Melody in Katie's body discovering how annoying it is to be the 'ugly duckling' in a prettier girl's shadow when handsome young boys come sniffing around for her attention. While it's quite obviously intended for a much younger and more feminine audience (specifically, preteen girls on the edge of puberty) than yours truly, I have to admire the general quality of the writing. Since I've lately been looking into various stories involving mind swaps (or body swaps, depending on one's perspective), this of course came up as a book potentially worth reading. In this be-careful-what-you-wish-for tale, two best friends learn that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

Katie is Melody and Melody is Katie and neither one has the experience she expected. When they both wish for the exact same thing at the exact same time, to redo summer as each other, their wishes come true. Turns out Melody is jealous of Katie, too. Twelve-year-old Katie is insanely jealous of her best friend, Melody. Everyone always talks about how pretty I am, like that's the most important thing, like that's all I am. They have family dinners practically every single night. Why Melody thinks Katie has the ideal life: Meanwhile, I get stuck babysitting almost every day.

Her parents never make her do any chores. Katie's reasons why it's better to be Melody:

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