Elisabeth Dahl Genie Wishes

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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? Shes in homeroom with her best friend, Sarah. The bad? Sarahs friend from camp, Blair, is a new student at their school, and is itching to take Genies place as Sarahs BFF. The in-between? Genie is excited to be elected to write her classs blog, where shes tasked with tracking the wishes and dreams of her class. But expressing her opinion in public can be scaryespecially when her opinion might make the rest of her class upset. Elisabeth Dahl authentically captures the ups and downs of a tween girls life, and the dramasboth little and bigthat 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." Kirkus Reviews "Upbeat slice-of-life novel." Publishers Weekly "Heres to reading about Genies sixth-grade year soon." Booklist "The author has a keen eye for the tween girl experience: Genies 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." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books