The book was about a 17 year old girl named Erin. She is secretly an advice writer named Miss Fortune Cookie. Only her friend Linny knows about Miss Fortune Cookie. It is around the time for college acceptance letters to come in the mail. Erin’s friend, Mei, is super nervous because she applied for Harvard! But she wants to go to Stanford because of her boyfriend of 13 months. Mei’s mom has been planing a Harvard party for ages because she wants Mei to be accepted, since Harvard is the best college in Mrs. Liu’s eyes. Erin also applied to three colleges, Princeton, Brown, and Harvard. Next, after Erin answers multiple questions on her advice column, she notices one question similar to Mei’s problem. She replies about running away jokingly, but she also says to follow your heart. Erin gets worried when Mei doesn’t answer her calls or texts. She thinks Mei took it seriously. Instead Mei texts her and they meet in the hallway and walk and talk together. Mei gives Erin a fake ID. She tells Erin that she already gave Linny hers. Later on, Mei texts Erin to bring Linny and meet her at an address. When she gets to Linny’s, they Google search the address. They figure out that it is a club and that is why Mei gave them fake IDs. They get ready and find a ride. They are only going for Mei’s sake. Mei tells her mom about Darren (her boyfriend) and for about a week, Mei is not allowed to talk on the phone or use any electronics unless she needs it for school. In the end, Mei finds out about Miss Fortune Cookie and Mei’s mom supports Mei and Darren.
Erin’s blog is my favorite part of the book. Reading someone’s problem can be funny. The people asking what they should do have some pretty funny problems. They can also make up the funniest things. Some can be serious, but Erin always uses a quote in her answers and she always sticks with the mood that the question is. (Question=sarcastic Erin=sarcastic)
One memorable thing from the book is Erin’s history with Mei. She understands Mei. They have been best friends for such a long time, then they split up in 8th grade, but Linny made them reunite in 9th grade.
Review by Aida, Grade 6, Dumbarton Area Library
