St. Charles City - County Library District is ready to Conquer the MO Book Challenge!
WOW! That's how I would sum up this book in one word. It is full of humor (I LOVE Madeline!) but it is a serious book about serious issues...and quite a few secrets. AND somebody (?) gets killed. It is set in Australia, but this could just as easily have been the U. S. It centers around a group of parents of new kindergarten students. Jane: a single mom who's child is accused of bullying from the first day. Madeline: struggling to deal with having her ex's child in the same kindergarten as her o...more WOW! That's how I would sum up this book in one word. It is full of humor (I LOVE Madeline!) but it is a serious book about serious issues...and quite a few secrets. AND somebody (?) gets killed. It is set in Australia, but this could just as easily have been the U. S. It centers around a group of parents of new kindergarten students. Jane: a single mom who's child is accused of bullying from the first day. Madeline: struggling to deal with having her ex's child in the same kindergarten as her own kindergartner with her 2nd husband--not to mention problems with the daughter they share. Celeste: who has the biggest secret of all. Terrific storytelling! For readers of realistic, contemporary family fiction that centers on the family in all its forms. |
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