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
A humorous look at what it means to FINALLY turn twelve years old.
You can pierce your ears when you're twelve. You can go to the mall with your friends when you're twelve. You can babysit little Timmy next door when you're twelve. You can get a cell phone when you're twelve. Hey, you can even ride in the front passenger-side seat when you're twelve.
When you're twelve, when you're twelve, when you're twelve . . .
My name is Rory Swenson, and I've been waiting to turn twelve my whole life. In exactly 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 52 seconds, it will finally happen.
My life will officially begin.
Synopsis
The author of "11 Birthdays" delivers once again with this humorous, touching, and abundantly charming novel about a girl who has been waiting her whole life to turn 12.
About the Author
Wendy Mass is the author of the award-winning books for readers A MANGO-SHAPED SPACE, LEAP DAY, JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE, HEAVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE MALL, EVERY SOUL A STAR, THE CANDYMAKERS, 11 BIRTHDAYS, FINALLY, and the Twice Upon a Time series. She tells people her hobbies are photography and hiking, but they're really collecting candy bar wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. Wendy lives with her family in New Jersey. Visit her at www.wendymass.com.