Synopses & Reviews
This sweet, funny novel follows fifth-grader Genie Kunkle through a tumultuous year. From the first day of school, Genie knows there will be good, bad, and in-between. The good? Sheand#8217;s in homeroom with her best friend, Sarah. The bad? Sarahand#8217;s friend from camp, Blair, is a new student at their school, and is itching to take Genieand#8217;s place as Sarahand#8217;s BFF. The in-between? Genie is excited to be elected to write her classand#8217;s blog, where sheand#8217;s tasked with tracking the wishes and dreams of her class. But expressing her opinion in public can be scaryand#151;especially when her opinion might make the rest of her class upset.
Elisabeth Dahl authentically captures the ups and downs of a tween girland#8217;s life, and the dramasand#151;both little and bigand#151;that fill the scary transition between childhood and adolescence.
Praise for Genie Wishes
"Girls should identify and mothers should approve of this gentle tale of growing up."
and#151;Kirkus Reviews
"Upbeat slice-of-life novel."
and#151;Publishers Weekly
"Hereand#8217;s to reading about Genieand#8217;s sixth-grade year soon."
and#151;Booklist
"The author has a keen eye for the tween girl experience: Genieand#8217;s plans for the future involve living right by her best friend and working together as dolphin trainers, while the highlight of her summer is the fact that her other friend just joined the pool. This will no doubt resonate with tween girls, and it has the charm and the discussion fodder to make an excellent mother-daughter book club selection."
and#151;Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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Synopsis
Winnie knows that change isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when it means her best friend, Amanda, might be dropping her for someone else. Throw in a grumpy teenage sister, a cat who gets trapped in the wall, and a crush who has pinkeye, and you’ve got one big mess—one that Winnie’s not going to clean up! Winnie’s decided that she’s going to remain exactly the same, no matter what the rest of the world does. But every month brings crazy adventures. A lot can change in a year . . .maybe even Winnie.
Synopsis
Rockwood Hills Junior High is known for the close-knit cliques that rule the school. When arty new girl Dina gets the opportunity to do a video project with queen bee Chelsea, she thinks this is her ticket to a great new social life. But Chelsea has bigger problems than Dina can imagine: her father has lost his job, and her family is teetering on the brink. Without knowing it, Dina might just get caught in Chelseas free fall.
Filled with honest truths about status and self-confidence, as well as the bubbly, infectious voice Lisa Greenwald mastered in her breakout, My Life in Pink & Green, this book is sure to charm tween readers everywhere.
Synopsis
When a blizzard threatens to ruin Valentines Day, three seventh-grade friends make and distribute fortune cookies to their lonely neighbors—and confront the secrets theyve been keeping from one another.
Confident Kate doesnt notice much but the latest gossip, and shy Georgia cant say out loud whats always on her mind. Theyre joined by observant, careful Olivia, whose epic, single-minded crush on PBJ (real name: Phillip Becker-Jacobs) is starting to frustrate them. Using fortune cookies that mysteriously always seem to speak directly to the person who opens them, the three girls try to work together to bring some love to their building while reminding each other why theyre such good friends to begin with.
Synopsis
Life for the Flower Power girls is never boring. Milla, still madly in crush with sweet Max, wonders if itandrsquo;s timeandmdash;dun dun dun!andmdash;for the two of them to actually HOLD HANDS. Eeek! Katie-Rose, on the other hand, canandrsquo;t help but wonder whenandmdash;or ifandmdash;she will ever be crush-worthy, especially since the only boy to pay her any attention is pesky, annoying Preston, whose favorite pastime is throwing erasers at Katie-Roseandrsquo;s head. Violet, however, has bigger issues than boys on her mind. Her mom is finally scheduled to be discharged from the psychiatric hospital where sheandrsquo;s been undergoing treatment, but what if her homecoming doesnandrsquo;t go as planned? Luckily, Yasaman has a foolproof plan for distracting her friends from their worries. The targets: beloved teachers Mr. Emerson and Ms. Perez, who are meant for each other, even if they donandrsquo;t know it. The goal: to bring those lovebirds together at their schoolandrsquo;s andldquo;Kids Night In,andrdquo; a teacher-chaperoned evening of fun, fabulosity, and possibly even romance . . .
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Praise for Oopsy Daisyandldquo;Milla, Violet, Yaz and Katie-Rose continue to charm; hereandrsquo;s hoping they have more hijinks in store.andrdquo;andndash;Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Lisa Greenwald is the author of Sweet Treats & Secret Crushes and My Life in Pink & Green, which earned a starred review from Kirkus. She works in the library at the Birch Wathen Lenox School in Manhattan and is a graduate of the New Schools MFA program in writing for children. She lives in Brooklyn. Visit her online at LisaGreenwald.com.