![]() ![]() Haworth gives Violet’s voice an unusual honesty, since she is clearly pushy and possessive, the source of blame behind the friction, while Melissa is touched with enough annoyance (she’s got a sprinkling of showoff and a definite preteen boy-crazy streak) to give Violet’s resistance some believable traction without making Lottie’s interest in her implausible. A jealous Violet tries, in ways she mistakenly considers subtle, to keep Melissa away from Lottie, but a piqued Melissa finally responds by interfering with Violet’s treasured-and possibly pre-romantic-relationship with her friend Eddie. ![]() ![]() Melissa is urbane (she’s from Detroit) and glamorous (she wears makeup and heels), and Violet’s best friend, Lottie, takes an instant liking to her. Life is good for eleven-year-old Violet Raines until Melissa Gold arrives in her small Florida town. ![]()
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