Summer vacation day 33/ book 31


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It's the beginning of a new year in fifth grade and four new fifth graders are not looking forward to the new year. Katie Rose is a budding film-maker who is trying to reinvent herself. Milla, short for Camilla, is part of the mean girl posse, but is not comfortable being there. Yasaman is mostly invisible despite the fact that she wears a hijab, ( Read more... )

Max Quigley is a thoroughly unlikeable twelve-year old with complete confidence and zero empathy. He and his best mate, Jared rule the roost at the top of the heap in sixth grade, although Max refers to himself as an almost seventh grader. When one of his pranks (he’s really quite cruel) goes too far, he is forced to spend time with the victim of ( Read more... )

Twelve-year-old Jason Blake tells his story in the best way he can. He understands that kids think he's weird. He hasn't been invited to a birthday party or anyone's house in years. He knows that some of his coping habits make his classmates uneasy and he's working with his occupational therapist on that. Jason is autistic and sixth grade is the ( Read more... )

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Charlie Healy applied to and was accepted by Harmony Falls High School and is hoping for a fresh start after a disastrous eighth grade year, which was dominated by the manipulations of a mean girl (who was her supposed friend) and her wannabe posse. On the first day of orientation, she becomes instant BFF with Sydney, the total opposite of a mean ( Read more... )

 This sequel to The Secret Language of Girls, a book I meant to read, but never got to, stands alone quite nicely. It also made me really want to read The Secret Language of Girls because the characters are so imperfect and endearing.

Kate and Marylin are about to start seventh grade. They used to be BFF's but something happened in sixth grade and ( Read more... )