Worst Best Friend

Worst Best Friend, a children's book by Alexis O'Neill, is a story to which young readers will easily relate. Worst Best Friend tells the story of a friend who went from the best friend ever to suddenly the worst best friend overnight. Most elementary children who have 'lost' best friends will find this colorful story perhaps similar to their own experiences.

Worst Best Friend tells the story of two young boys, Mike and Conrad, who happened to be good friends-but not just any good friends, but rather, best friends. The two basically did everything together; they ate together, they read together, they played all sorts of games together. Mike and Conrad were the best of friends.

However, three is the crowd when the big new kid, Victor, enters the picture. Victor is an instant magnet for popularity and suddenly, everyone wants to be his best friend. Victor 'bragged and blabbed' about his greatness; but while Mike didn't care for it, Conrad was impressed. And suddenly, Mike finds himself out of the picture while it is Conrad and Victor eating, reading, and playing together.

Worst Best Friend tells an excellent story about the power of kindness and forgiveness. But most of all, it teaches an important lesson about friendship.