4.5 
 FINALLY! One of the few female protagonists that I actually loved! 
 I'm talking about total character development here people! At the start of the book, Emily's dependence on Sloane kind of bothered (or annoyed) me. But as the book progressed, I was actually quite impressed with Emily. She has made new friends (ones that she never thought she would actually befriend), bravely accomplishing some of the numbers on list on her own, and finally doing something without overthinking it first (SPOILER: yes, I'm talking about what she did on her car under the rain with Frank riding shotgun). 
 In addition, the romance element of this book is SUCH a squeak-worthy one! I fell in love with Frank, as usual. SYBG is just a perfect YA read.