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Having always lived in the shadow of her fabulous older sister, thirteen-year-old Floey decides to reinvent herself, after her sister gets married, and moves away. Despite the success a new attitude, and some hair dye make, a major setback occurs when her cousin posts Floey's private diary on the Internet, and leaves her on her own to handle the disaster.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0440420466
ISBN-13: 9780440420460
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Nick has been practicing all summer for a shot at playing point guard on his school's basketball team, but he has no chance now that Carson's talent is stealing the spotlight. Then, when his father announces he's getting remarried, Nick has to deal with much more than he planned. Nick's hair smells like ham because of his stepmother's odd choice of shampoo. His stepbrother Dwayne not only gets in the way, he embarrasses Nick. With everything changing, will Nick ever be able to prove himself on the basketball court?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 12/28/2009
ISBN-10: 0761317481
ISBN-13: 9780761317487
I Wanna New Room
Karen Kaufman Orloff (2010), 32 pages
Illustrated by David Catrow
Audience: Preschool - 3rd Grade
Alex, from 'I Wanna Iguana' is back. Younger brothers are a pain, and Alex begins another letter-writing campaign to get his own room back. As he gets more and more desperate, Dad decides that perhaps they can make a special place for him, together.
Similar books: Ain't Gonna Paint No More;
I Wanna Iguana;
Oh, Were They Ever Happy by Peter Spier
Awards nominated: Monarch Award
Awards nominated: Monarch Nominee 2014
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 6/4/2013
ISBN-10: 0399254056
ISBN-13: 9780399254055
Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Katherine Hannigan (2004), 256 pages
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Ida B. has the perfect life, where she's homescooled on her dad's apple orchard. Then her mom gets cancer and she has to attend the terrible public school. Her family also has to sell part of the apple orchard. How will Ida B. cope with it all?
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 11/5/2009
ISBN-10: 0060730242
ISBN-13: 9780060730246
If the Shoe Fits
Krista Bell (2008), 64 pages
Illustrated by Craig Smith
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Cassie would give anything to be a famous dancer like Miranda Farren, who is a part of the dance troupe for the pop singer, Stella. Cassie is a wonderful dancer, but she is scared to dance in front of people. Why can't she be confident like Jake? How will she ever make her dancing dreams come true if she can't even make it through a recital? This early chapter book has lots of pictures and is perfect for readers just beginning to read chapter books.
Similar books: Ballerina Dreams series by Ann Bryant; Gym Shorts series by Betty Hicks
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/29/2010
ISBN-10: 1580893384
ISBN-13: 9781580893381
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