Three's a Crowd

From the Files of Madison Finn #16

by Laura Dower

Being stuck at home with the flu is bad, but being heartsick is worse!Ugh! Maddie and her BFFs Fiona and Aimee all have the flu and need to stay home from school. Maddie is so sick that Gramma Helen has to fly in from Chicago to take care of her while her mom works. Trapped in bed, Maddie’s only interaction with the outside world is through her computer and her bedroom window. When she spies a cute boy next door, she wonders how she never noticed him before. The boy is Josh Turner—a ninth grader—and Maddie certainly notices him now. Josh seems to be flirting with her, and Maddie is falling hard. It seems her long-held crush on Hart has faded. Is it possible that Maddie has had a change of heart?

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction

196 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2004

About the author

Laura Dower worked in marketing and editorial in kid’s publishing for many years before taking a big leap to the full-time life of an author. Since 2000, she has penned 90+ books–from picture books to young adult fiction and nonfiction. Along the way, she had two sons and a daughter. Laura and her groovy family of five live in Yonkers, NY.

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am loving reading through this series again.
49/100

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always read this book when I’m sick lol

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing Grandmom

[Mel Raschke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Madison is sick in bed with acute bronchitis! She still needs to deal with a Web page project in school! Since there is nothing for her to do, she starts spying on a cute new neighbor named Josh Turner across the street. The guy goes to her school and is in ninth grade. When he starts speaking to Madison at school, Hart (Madison's crush at school) begins to get jealous. Madison is in love with Josh...until she finds out that he has a girlfriend (Remy)! There are A LOT of embarrassing moments in this book (like when she sneezed on Hart's sweater, ha-ha-ha). In the end *drumroll* a guy asks Madison out on a REAL DATE!

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good! Everyone knows, it's not fun to be sick. No one knows it better than Maddie. She is stuck inside with the flu, and ends up having bronchitis. She spends all day on her laptop chatting with her two best friends, that are sick too. Her sick days start to look up, when she notices a boy who lives next door. She never saw the boy before, and she finds out he goes to her school. What happens next? You have to read the book to find out!

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good diverse story of finding a friend. There are tips at the beggining of the book to engage the reader and these tips would be useful to a parent if they are having trouble with their child and reading. This story is related to the author and her expereiences as a child. This could be a good lesson on relating differnt authors to the stories they write,a nd how they relate to their lives.

[Talia Avakian]

I have read every Maddison Finn books, so i am only going to review one of the books. I read the whole sequel a long time ago, so I don't really remember them very well. But since they are about 20 books, i guess they were really good. I haven't read one of the books in a long time.

[Leilani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Madison is really sick, bronchnitis, and just by looking out the window lots of inttersesting things can happen.

[Priyanka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book so far. Madison gets sick at the same time all of her three friends do. Just think that it's a little bit ironic.

[Sumr Saeed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poor Madison gets sick! OMG and I love how she likes a kid who's a NINTH-GRADER! And I feel so bad for her because that ninth grader has a girlfriend. AWE Poor girl. :( Waaaah!

[Starfire]

is the order messed up. there should be a book before this... when did her dad get married? and when did she tell her friends about Hart? i want to read that book :/

[Michele · Rating 2 out of 5]

You could still be with your friends when your sick. Just go on the computer.

[Maggie]

Omg this is soooooo funny and enjoyable.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's cool reading the IM messages.

[Alanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

if you get sick it will cheer you up by giving idea's to still have fun