Great book about learning a lesson and that its a small world!Yu should read the series of Wendy Mass books(13 Gifts,12 Finally,11 Birthdays) they are spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | 4.5 | 89334 |
Wendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13!
When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. In addition, her parents decide that instead of taking her on their summer trip to Madagascar to study the courtship rituals of the Bamboo Lemur, she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. Tara thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it and perhaps even attempt to break out of her shell (in a non-criminal manner). What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. It's not a typical birthday. But then again, nothing is Willow Falls is exactly typical!
When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. In addition, her parents decide that instead of taking her on their summer trip to Madagascar to study the courtship rituals of the Bamboo Lemur, she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. Tara thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it and perhaps even attempt to break out of her shell (in a non-criminal manner). What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. It's not a typical birthday. But then again, nothing is Willow Falls is exactly typical!
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780545310031
ISBN-10: 0545310032
Published on 9/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (68)
this is one of my fav books! it's about a girl named tara she gets in trouble by trying to steal the principal's stuffed animal moose and gets caught and sprays pepper spray at the principal. now she has to stay with her cousin in willowfalls for her crimes
this book is very wonderful and i love it! it has mystery and supense, fun, laughs... everything a teenage girl could possibly waqnt in a book wendy mass is simply a supercajufrajulisticexpialudocious writer!!!
This book is very good you may have to wait a while to get to the good part of the story. I would recommend this book to the audience of 9 and up. It may get a bit confusing at the end but, you'll figure it out.
Tara is not exactly what you call popular, be to make her mother happy she attempts to steal her principal's stuffed goat to become popular but she is caught. Her parents send Tara to a place where she has never been, their hometown. Tara's parents go to Madagascar to study lemurs mating life while Tara is stuck in the weird town of Willow Falls for the whole summer. But her birthday is in the summer and now it will be a birthday to remember.
I loved 13 gifts. I got it from a book fair at my school. Once I started i coulden't put the book down. so i would rate it 5 stars. Hope you like it to!
Tara is not exactly what you call popular, be to make her mother happy she attempts to steal her principal's stuffed goat to become popular but she is caught. Her parents send Tara to a place where she has never been, their hometown. Tara's parents go to Madagascar to study lemurs mating life while Tara is stuck in the weird town of Willow Falls for the whole summer. But her birthday is in the summer and now it will be a birthday to remember.
dont forget about this one! its awsome! you can really relate to these characters which is great, i hope Wendy mass writes more!