PICTURE PERFECT #5: ALL TOGETHER NOW

Gracie Hardwick has always wondered what it would be like to have siblings —which is why she is so excited to go skiing with her best friend Mari and Mari’s big boisterous family. It is sure to be an amazing weekend spent riding the chairlift building snowmen and drinking hot chocolate with Mari and her brothers. The thing about siblings though is that they are always around. . . even when you need alone time with your BFF to talk about things like your secret crush. And Mari is too busy racing her brothers down the slopes racing her brothers to the car racing her brothers to see who can finish their dessert first to notice that Gracie really needs some one-on-one time. In fact it sort of feels like Mari cares more about beating her brothers in the latest competition than hanging out with her friend. When everything in Mari’s family is a high-stakes contest how can Gracie compete for her best friend’s attention?