Book Review: Flipped

I took a little break from the dystopian kick I'm on to read Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen (quite a name...). I've heard there's a movie, although I haven't seen it.

The Summary:
Juli Baker has had a crush on Bryce Loski for 6 years, but he has wanted nothing to do with her. She has more than a crush, she's in love with Bryce. She's liked him since they were in second grade, after all. Everywhere he goes, it seems like Juli follows him. What guy would like her back?
Things start to change when Juli's favorite tree gets chopped down. She isn't herself anymore. She doesn't fawn all over Bryce, and she sort of fades into the background. That's when Bryce starts to really notice Juli, and the fact that there may be more to her than what meets the eye.

Profanity:
None.

Violence:
None.

Romance:
Other than the whole book being about liking someone, there's nothing. There's talk about kissing, but no actaul kissing.

Other:
Talk about girls fighting over a guy. Juli's uncle is retarded. Bryce talks about how Juli's family doesn't take care of their home, and metions that there's chicken poop covering the back yard.

Age Suggestion:
8+

My opinion:
It was good. I really liked it because it alternated chapters between Juli and Bryce telling the story, so you can see both sides of the story. I'm always a fan of that. It wasn't very long, I read it in an hour and a half. It was a sweet book, nothing that made a huge impact on my life or anything, but it was nice. It was nice to read something light hearted and cheerful after reading nothing but dystopians for a month.
I think it's a really good book for pre-teens, I think at a certain age you lose people's interest though. I certainly had to force myself to read the last few chapters because, well, there was a new dystopian on my shelves just itching to be read. But, I finish everything, whether I like it or not, and I am glad I did finish it. It had a very gratifying ending.