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An overweight girl gets picked on at school. What does she do about it?
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 10/29/2009
ISBN-10: 0689849745
ISBN-13: 9780689849749
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Born Too Short: The Confessions of an Eighth-Grade Basket Case
Dan Elish (2003), 156 pages
Audience: 6th Grade - 8th Grade
Matt and Keith have been best friends since they were six years old, and now that they're in eighth grade, nothing has changed. Nothing has changed, except for the fact that Keith shot up five inches taller than Matt, and all the girls are interested in Keith, a good-looking athlete who stars in advertising campaigns for toothpaste. Keith's still a great friend, and he doesn't treat Matt any differently, but Matt can't help but let it sting. How will Matt survive his eighth-grade year with a best friend who gets everything Matt wants?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 4/23/2010
ISBN-10: 068986213X
ISBN-13: 9780689862137
Evyn's life is turned upside down when her widowed Dad announces 'Kids, I'm getting married ' and we're moving to Boston. These are not things 13 year old Evyn wants to hear. She thinks things are just fine the way they are even though she misses a mother she never knew who died when she was a baby. She must leave her hometown in Maine and her best friend for a completely different life. Her father who she always called 'Birdie' (short for Albert) is now Al and has a whole new look courtesy of his intended. Not to mention that his fiance has six children and now a baby on the way. Her older geek brother welcomes the chance to make a new life and becomes a stranger to her as well. Even her dog now has to sleep in a doghouse outside since one of her step sisters has an allergy to them. How will she cope with all these changes? In private, she has always conversed with her Mother, who has told her to 'bounce' with any change. But will this advice be enough for her to deal with all the changes in her life?
Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee
Reviewed by: ewl
Date read: 5/20/2012
ISBN-13: 9780439853507
Abaguchie mania! Caroline Malloy shivers in anticipation when her on-again, off-again enemy, Wally Hatford, tells her that a strange animal, known as the abaguchie, has been spotted in their area. You won't be able to keep up with all the tricks and traps the boys and girls plan for each other in this hilarious story! This is the third in the series about the war between the Hartfords and the Malloys.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 3/27/2009
ISBN-10: 0440411238
ISBN-13: 9780440411239
Accidentally, Emily makes enemies of the most popular girls in school, the Daisies. Soon, she's their target, and she finds 53 posts on the online forums ridiculing her. After that, it gets much worse. Then, by mistake, Emily discovers a secret that could end the career of one of the biggest stars in Hollywood, Colby Summers. His public relations firm will do anything to keep the knowledge from leaking, so in exchange for her silence, the firm takes on Emily as their new client. Next thing she knows, Emily is sporting a new image, 'Brand Em,' and she's on her way to being the most popular girl in school. Her 'brand' is turning into the hottest thing around, and there are rumors that she's dating Colby Summers. Can her popularity last?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 6/4/2010
ISBN-10: 1582462690
ISBN-13: 9781582462691
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