Analysis Of My Own Worst Frenemy By Kimberly Reid

The book I am comparing and contrasting myself to is called “My Own Worst Frenemy.” written by Kimberly Reid. This book is about a 16 teenage girl named Chanti Evans, who is struggling to balance all the obstacles that have been thrown at her all at once. She's forced to keep her mom’s secret that she's an undercover vice cop because if she doesn’t her mom would lose her job and they would be forced to move into a new neighborhood, she is dealing with going to a new school that's not only out of her comfort zone but, she surrounded by people who are rich which is something Chanti isn't used to. Lastly, she also is facing the fact she's been accused of stealing based off her race and environmental background.

Chanti views the world as being overwhelming, and unfair. She’s really jealous when it comes to other people and the things that they have. Chanti was really jealous of a girl that lived across the street from her, everyone on her street had regular old looking houses except for MJ. “She’s the

I would’ve handled that situation so differently. I don't feel as if Bethanie was a real friend, so why would I keep secret that she goes around stealing things for money? I understand that she wanted to protect her “friend”, but Chanti could’ve went to jail for grand theft, just because Bethanie didn't want to confess to stealing. I would’ve told the principle and the police, I wouldn't put myself in that predicament to go to jail. Not to mention how embarrassing that would be for my mom, a cops daughter should not be going to jail, especially for something i didn't do. I think another reason she didn't tell is because besides Marco, Bethanie is her only friend, and she didn’t want to lose a one of her only friends. I would’ve just dealt with the fact I would only have one friend, that's still better than going to