Book Review ~ The New Girl by Meg Cabot

Book synopsis:
When you are starting at a brand-new school, you have to wear something good.
Allie Finkle’s starting her first day of school at Pine Heights Elementary! Plus, she’s getting a new kitten, the first pick of show cat Lady Serena Archibald’s letter!
But being the New Girl is turning out to be scary, too, especially [...]

Book Review ~ Moving Day by Meg Cabot

Book synopsis:
I like rules. What I’m not so crazy about is everything else.
When nine-year-old Allie Finkle’s parents announce that the family is moving, Allie’s sure her life is over.
She’s not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky floorboards and creepy secret passageways…not to mention leaving her [...]

Book Review ~ The New Girl by Nancy Krulik

My review:
It’s time for the school carnival! Jenny McAfee has several good ideas for a booth, however Addie, her former BFF now a Pop, makes fun of her ideas. Addie believes she will raise more money from her carnival booth. So much so, she challenges Jenny to a bet: whichever girl [...]

Book Review ~ I Heard a Rumor by Nancy Krulik

My review:
The Joyce Kilmer Middle School has added a new feature to its newspaper: a gossip column written by “Madame X”. No student is safe from having his/her secrets disclosed to the entire school. Jenny McAfee and her friends find themselves at odds when a rumor is written about one of [...]

Book Review ~ Madame President by Nancy Krulik

Title: Madame President
Author: Nancy Krulik
Series: How I Survived Middle School #2
ISBN-10: 0439025567
Pages: 104
Year Published: 2006
Genre: Children’s Fiction (Series)
Date Finished: May 24
My review: It’s time to sign up for the after-school clubs. Jenny’s friends all know which club they want to join, but Jenny is still undecided. When her friends learn Addie, Jenny’s [...]

Book Review | Can You Get an F in Lunch?

Title: Can You Get an F in Lunch?
Author: Nancy Krulik
Series: How I Survived Middle School #1
ISBN-10: 0439025559
Pages: 104
Year Published: 2006
Genre: Children’s Fiction (Series)
Date Finished: April 19
From the back cover: After spending the night studying the Joyce Kilmer Middle School Handbook, Jenny McAfee feels totally prepared to start sixth grade. But Jenny has another reason [...]