Abby and Emma aren't just best friends. They're more like two life forces sharing the same soul, certain the ties that bind them can weather any storm. Then Gretchen comes into their lives, blowing across the landscape of their friendship like a hurricane. Will Abby and Emma survive Gretchen? Surviving Gretchen, the first book in Bonnie Daly's The Storms of Friendship series, is a captivating tale about what happens when the bond between two thirteen-year-old girls is threatened by the dark, swirling depths of another girl's jealousy. The story reveals the importance of true friendship, mutual trust, and never taking the people you love for granted.