Summary
Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey in this “sweet and satisfying read about friendship, sisterhood, and change” (Kirkus Reviews).
It’s the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family’s mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when she’s asked to compete in the local honey pageant. This means Flor has to spend the s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781534438156 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1534438157 |
| Author: | Kristi Wientge |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 349g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Critics Review
“Wientge has created spirted, realistic characters that readers will root for and identify with… .Readers will enjoy this satisfying tale while learning about bees and complicated friendships.”
“Wientge has created spirted, realistic characters that readers will root for and identify with… .Readers will enjoy this satisfying tale while learning about bees and complicated friendships.” * School Library Journal *
“Wientge captures the essence of middle-grade friendships, as well as changing family dynamics, in this honey-sweet summer read.” * Booklist Online Exlcusive *
“A sweet and satisfying read about friendship, sisterhood, and change.” * Kirkus Reviews *
“Flor’s struggles with the complexities of friendship and family are realistic and relatable in this engaging coming-of-age journey.” * Publishers Weekly *
Kristi Wientge
Kristi Wientge is originally from Ohio where she grew up writing stories about animals and, her favorite, a jet-setting mouse. After studying to become a teacher for children with special needs, she spent several years exploring the world from China to England, teaching her students everything from English to how to flip their eyelids inside out. She’s spent twelve years raising her family in her husband’s home country of Singapore, where she spends her days ferrying her four kids to school and taking Punjabi and music lessons. With the help of her mother-in-law, she can now make a mean curry and a super-speedy saag. She is the author of Karma Khullar’s Mustache, Honeybees and Frenemies, and Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes.
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