After all, what kind of jerk doesn't care about other people's feelings about chickens and trees? With Flipped, mystery author Wendelin Van Draanen has taken a break from her Sammy Keyes series, and the result is flipping fantastic. And Juli starts to think that maybe Bryce's brilliant blue eyes are as empty as the rest of Bryce seems to be. Bryce begins to see that Juli's unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool. Frankly, he thinks Juli Baker is a little weird-after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Ever since she saw Bryce's baby blues back in second grade, Juli has been smitten. One day, it’s cut down by a group of landscapers so a house can be built there, despite Juli’s opposition.Juli Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of trees (especially her beloved sycamore), the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski.
There’s a large, old sycamore tree that Juli loves which no one else understands. In 1962, Bryce’s grandfather Chet Duncan moves in with the family. But then they reconsider their decisions as time goes on. After finding out Bryce and Sherry broke up, she thought she could have Bryce back. From Juli’s perspective, Bryce returned her feelings, but was shy. However, Bryce’s best friend, Garrett, takes an interest in Sherry and eventually tells her the truth about Bryce asking her out she doesn’t take it well. By the sixth grade, in 1961, Bryce tries to get rid of Juli by dating Sherry Stalls, whom Juli despises.
In 1957, when second-graders Bryce Loski and Julianna “Juli” Baker first meet, Juli knows it’s love, but Bryce isn’t so sure and tries to avoid Juli.
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