Balance

The Cousin Cycle #2

by Jean Stringam

Twelve-year-old Adele's life is elegant and refined, aside from her five noisy siblings, her unfeeling parents, and the fact that she's the last person at school - including the kindergartners - without a cell phone. Can she learn to balance her perfectly proper dream life with her real-life family? Fresh and alluring prose makes this follow-up to The Hoarders a delightful read that's sure to stick with you long after the last page.

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

About the author

Jean Stringam has worn many hats, from piano teacher to English professor and from member of SAG to member of SCBWI. Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, she has lived in France, China, England, and half a dozen US states. Her definition of home is wherever the people she loves happen to live. Jean says stories are wonderful because you can live everywhere you can imagine and be anyone you can envision.

She is eager to see your reviews on GoodReads and Amazon for her newest novels, REGRETS TREE ON FIRE, HOW NOT TO CRY IN PUBLIC & OTHER VICTORIES, and SOLSTICE MAGIC.