Tenney: A Song for the Season

American Girl: Tenney Grant #4

by Kellen Hertz

Buckle your seatbelts -- In this fourth book in the series, Tenney & Logan are taking their show on the road! Christmas is just around the corner, and Tenney can't wait to share their music with fans all over Tennessee. But being on the road is harder than she expected--she's missing out on her favorite holiday traditions at home. . . and why is Logan being such a scrooge? After a series of disappointments, the duo begins to crack under pressure. Can they save the tour--and their holiday spirit--in time for Christmas?

Genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Christmas, Contemporary, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2017

About the author

Kellen was raised by New Yorkers in Fresno, California, a combination which resulted in an overactive imagination and a yearning for bagels. She decided to become a writer at age 10, after reading L. Frank Baum’s “Wizard of Oz” series, since the job of Princess of Oz was already taken. At 12, her unfinished first novel was tragically lost in a sea of library books on the floor of her room, forcing her to seek other employment. She’s worked as a screenwriter, television producer, bookseller and a congressional staffer, which is exactly as boring as it sounds. She loves vintage maps, strange names, strong coffee, and words and all the flavors they come in. Most of all, she loves her family. She lives with her husband and son in Los Angeles.

Reviews

[Susan Walker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun young reader's book. The tie in to music makes this book even more charming.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one wasn’t nearly as good as the last three. We followed them on their tour but they weren’t friends most of the time which I didn’t like. I wish they had made up earlier. I like when they get along. Also we didn’t get to see them write a new song like the last few books. I felt like there was so much less development in this book. And now the series is over and we have no idea where they go now. Just that they’re home celebrating Christmas with their families.

[Alexia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tenney and Logan are going on tour in this book. I really like how this story shows that being a musician and going on tour is not all glamour as the media portrays it. Both Tenney and Logan deal with homesickness in their own way and things go wrong on tour. I kept hoping that after the revelations in the third book and after getting some help to lift the burdens off his shoulders that Logan would have had a better relationship with Tenney but no. They talk more but I would say they have a working relationship and not a friendship. I also enjoyed that this book points out that the bests gifts aren't bought, they come from the heart! This is a great Christmas/ winter read!

[Sherry Scheline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little book for the holiday season. American Girl has done a wonderful job bringing boys into their storyline. Logan is a great little addition to the AG family.
I wish I had a CD to go along with the book. I am going to look it up because I did want to sing along at times.
I read it as part of our Christmas reading contest and I was glad I did. Wonderful book for boys and girls 8-12.

[Eva B. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Full series review for Tenney:
I’m not gonna lie, I fully expected (and almost wanted) to hate Tenney. I don’t like country music outside of Dolly Parton and The Devil Went Down to Georgia and maybe like two other songs. I’m not a Swiftie and could maybe name three of her songs if pressed. And I am a diehard fan of the historical girls who dislikes all of the seeming attempts to upstage them with modern girls. That being said, I actually really liked the third Tenney book (side note: why does she have four books while the actual GOTYs have three at most and Z, the other doll released around the same time as her, has two?). The others? Not so much. It’s also a pet peeve of mine when authors have their character’s lyrics written out in books and this was one of the most egregious examples of that since the lyrics were so aggressively mid-to-bad. If I never have to read that cringe-inducing pop-star lady’s lyrics again it will be too soon. I would turn the channel for almost all of these songs.

[Laura Alley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall I’ve really enjoyed Tenney’s book series. I wish Logan wasn’t a grump throughout the entire series, though. He wasn’t a very likable character, but I guess that’s realistic. It would’ve been nice for Logan to have his own book, written from his own perspective.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tenney finally goes on tour. Things are rocky at first but it ends on a cheerful note.:)

[Skylar Newbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

REVIEW TO COME

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute

[Julie Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was fine. I do like Tenney. Logan was frustrating. But isn't that what makes a book good? Feeling the character emotion and getting the reader to have a response? Sad this was the last one.

[Jessica Kuznicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far the best tenney book and only because of Logan's backstory and struggles