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The Little Sister Makeover: Can Alex De-Geek Her Sister?
Jamie is a sixth grade girl who can't decide whether or not to grow up. Her older sister, Alex, decides it's time Jamie gave up Legos and her toy animals to become a normal teenager. When their mom drops them at the mall, the mentoring begins with a vengeance. Pierced ears! Makeup! Alex pressures Jamie to try it all. Will Jamie cave to the pressure and, if she does, how is she going to feel about Alex and her new self afterwards? As these two struggle to define how much "advice" anyone should give or accept in inventing themselves, they both reach some surprising conclusions.
They're back! The books that serve up the fun and just enough challenge to keep kids reading, whatever their appetite or skill level. Nibbles books are hors d'oeuvres, little tidbits for new readers. When they're ready for a larger helping--longer books with more advanced language--feed them Bites. Accomplished readers who've graduated to full-sized middle grade novels will find their perfect dish in Chomps. With a banquet like this, no one goes hungry.
Each book has a bite taken out of it, indicating its reading level to parents while tipping off kids that they're in for a real treat.
Written by a host of top-notch, award-winning children's authors!
80 pages, Paperback
First published September 3, 2008
About the author
Mary K. Pershall
15 books6 followersMary K Pershall grew up on a farm in Iowa, heart of the American corn and Bible belt. She escaped to Australia as a freshly graduated teacher in 1974, and has lived here ever since.
Beginning her career editing and writing for children’s magazines such as Pursuit and Comet, Mary went on to write young adult novels such as the highly acclaimed You Take the High Road, Stormy and A Long Way Home.
Drawing infinite inspiration from her ongoing career as a teacher, Mary now writes books for late primary and early high school students. As well as writing for the enormously successful Aussie Bites series (Too Much To Ask For and Making Jamie Normal), Mary has written a popular tween trilogy with daughter Anna, focussing on the pitfalls of popularity; entitled Two Weeks in Grade Six, A Term in Year Seven and Escape from Year Eight.
Most recently, Mary has drawn on spooky experiences in her own childhood to create the Ruby Clair series. Ruby, a reluctant hero, just wants to go to school and live a normal life, but the ghosts she can see have other ideas. Ruby Clair: The Trouble with Ghosts and Ruby Clair: Ghost with a Message are now available. A third book is on its way.
As well as writing and teaching, Mary gives talks at schools about what it was like to grow up in a haunted farm house in Iowa.
Beginning her career editing and writing for children’s magazines such as Pursuit and Comet, Mary went on to write young adult novels such as the highly acclaimed You Take the High Road, Stormy and A Long Way Home.
Drawing infinite inspiration from her ongoing career as a teacher, Mary now writes books for late primary and early high school students. As well as writing for the enormously successful Aussie Bites series (Too Much To Ask For and Making Jamie Normal), Mary has written a popular tween trilogy with daughter Anna, focussing on the pitfalls of popularity; entitled Two Weeks in Grade Six, A Term in Year Seven and Escape from Year Eight.
Most recently, Mary has drawn on spooky experiences in her own childhood to create the Ruby Clair series. Ruby, a reluctant hero, just wants to go to school and live a normal life, but the ghosts she can see have other ideas. Ruby Clair: The Trouble with Ghosts and Ruby Clair: Ghost with a Message are now available. A third book is on its way.
As well as writing and teaching, Mary gives talks at schools about what it was like to grow up in a haunted farm house in Iowa.
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