My Last Best Friend by Julie Bowe

This is a sweet little book. When Ida’s best friend, Elizabeth, moves away, Ida vows never to make another, and they promise to write to each other every week. However, when Stacey moves to town, Ida’s diligence is stretched to the limit. Stacey is smiley and so nice that Ida has to deliberately avoid her in order to keep from breaking her vow. Then, when Elizabeth stops writing back, Ida wonders if it would be so bad…