Synopses & Reviews
A rather large problem has befallen the Huit girls. (Sisters, actually. Octuplets to be exact.) One particular New Years Eve, the girls wait for their mommy to bring them hot chocolate and their daddy to return with more wood for the fire. But they dont. Mommy and Daddy, that is. Theyre gone. Poof! Maybe deadno one knows for sure.
You must see the problem here. Eight little girls on their own, no mommy or daddy to take care of them. This is not a good thing.
So now these little girls, must take care of themselves. Get to school, cook the meals, feed the cats (eight of them, too), and pay the bills. They cant ask for help, oh no. Any self-respecting adult would surely call in social services, and those well-meaning people would have to split them up. After losing their parents, being split up would be completely unbearable.
At the same time, the question remains:What happened to Mommy and Daddy? The Sisters Eight (as they are called, affectionately and otherwise) are determined to find out. Luckily, they do seem to have someone or something helping them. Notes keep appearing behind a loose brick in the fireplace.
Its a good old-fashioned mystery with missing (or dead) parents, nosy neighbors, talking refrigerators, foul-smelling fruitcake (is there any other kind?), and even a little magic. Eight little girls, eight cats, and one big mysterylet the fun begin!
Annies Adventures, wherein the girls parents go missing (or die) and the girls learn each one has a power and gift. Annie, being the oldest, is the first to discover hers.
Review
Praise for Annie's Adventures:
"Baratz-Logsted's tales of thrills, suspence and hijinks should satisfy adventure-seeking young readers."--Kirkus Readers
What the kids are saying about the Sisters Eight:
"The Sisters 8 is really suspenseful and funny. I can't wait for the next one!"--Indrani Kharbanda, age 10
"I love the Sisters 8 series because I love mysteries.and#160;My cousins, friends, and my sister and I like to play the Sisters 8 and we are each a different sister. I also like that the sisters are 8 years old like me." -- Claire Williams, 8 years old
"I like it! My favorite part [in Annie's Adventures] is when they go to the toy store."--Ian Richardson, age 5
Synopsis
The penultimate episode in the Sisters Eight saga!
Finally! Zinniaand#8217;s turn has arrived. The poor girl has been waiting for her time in the spotlight quite long enough. Really, it would be cruel to make her wait any longer. What will her power and her gift be? Will either of them prove to be as much of a doozy as she has been hoping for? Thereand#8217;s only one way to find out: Let her story begin. Itand#8217;s finally Zinnia Time!
Synopsis
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh,
no!and#160;May is almost over and that means only one thing: Petal's month is about to begin. For most people, this would be a good thing. They would look forward to discovering their gift and their power. But not our dear Petal. As far as Petal is concerned, it could stay May forever.
At least the sisters have some excitement in their future: The wedding of Aunt Martha and Uncle George will bring them, the Petes, and the cats to Paris, where fun--and a little bit of danger--will come as surely as the changing of the month.
"Thrills, suspence and hijinks should satisfy adventure-seeking young readers." Kirkus Readers
Synopsis
The Sisters Eight are back in a new adventure! This time, Georgia gets her chance to be the hero--if she doesn't completely mess things up!
In the first two installments of the Sisters Eight, we met the sisters (octuplets) and their eight cats. We discovered Mommy and Daddy disappeared (or died) and that to find out what happened to them, each girl must discover her power and gift. Annie and Durinda both found theirs. We also learned that the girls' nosy neighbor The Wicket is very interested in what Mommy was working on before she disappeared (or died).
In this, the third book, the plot thickens: Mrs. McGullicudy, the girls' teacher, is AWOL, and the substitute teacher is too beautiful to be believed (in your narrator's humble opinion.) Does her beautiful facade hide an evil soul? (These are books. Of course it does.) And Georgia makes a blunder that could keep the girls' from ever finding their parents. Are the Sisters Eight doomed to live alone forever?
Synopsis
and#147;The Sisters Eight is really suspenseful and funny.and#8221; and#151;Indrani, age 10and#160;and#147;I love the Sisters Eight series because I love mysteries. My cousins and friends and my sister and I like to play the Sisters Eight, and we are each a different sister.and#8221; and#151;Claire, age 8and#160;and#147;I like it!and#8221; and#151;Ian, age 5and#160;Questions! Questions! Questions! The Sisters Eight have so many questions and so few answers! Luckily, one more month means theyand#8217;ll get a few answers.and#160;Marciaand#8217;s month is about to begin. You remember Marcia, right? The sensible one? The one who would never do anything . . .crazy?
About the Author
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh,
no!and#160;May is almost over and that means only one thing: Petal's month is about to begin. For most people, this would be a good thing. They would look forward to discovering their gift and their power. But not our dear Petal. As far as Petal is concerned, it could stay May forever.At least the sisters have some excitement in their future: The wedding of Aunt Martha and Uncle George will bring them, the Petes, and the cats to Paris, where fun--and a little bit of danger--will come as surely as the changing of the month."thrills, suspence and hijinks should satisfy adventure-seeking young readers."
Kirkus ReadersPraise for Annie's Adventures:
"Baratz-Logsted's tales of thrills, suspence and hijinks should satisfy adventure-seeking young readers."--Kirkus Readersand#160;What the kids are saying about the Sisters Eight:and#160;"The Sisters 8 is really suspenseful and funny. I can't wait for the next one!"--Indrani Kharbanda, age 10
"I love the Sisters 8 series because I love mysteries.and#160;My cousins, friends, and my sister and I like to play the Sisters 8 and we are each a different sister. I also like that the sisters are 8 years old like me." -- Claire Williams, 8 years oldand#160;"I like it! My favorite part [inAnnie's Adventures] is when they go to the toy store."--Ian Richardson, age 5Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Greg Logsted, and Jackie Logsted make up the Baratz-Logsted/Logsted clan. Together they have written all of the Sisters Eight books. Lauren is also the author of two ya books:Crazy BeautifulandThe Education of Bet. They live in Danbury, Connecticut.