Wendy mass, quote from 11 birthdays they crawled toward each other, and then with some unspoken understanding, both pushed off the floor with their hands and stood. Groundhog day meets flipped in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. Buy the paperback book 11 birthdays by wendy mass at indigo. Wendy mass is the author of the awardwinning books for readers a mangoshaped space, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a time series. Now that rory is 12yearsold there is a long list of things that she is finally allowed to do.
Girls will relate to amandas insecurities, and the confidence and insights she gains will resonate with them. Soul a star winning story features a girl seemingly trapped in her 11th birthday. Four parents and many bemused party guests watched as the two babies took their very first steps, crashed into each other, and fell to the floor laughing. But with these contestantswho can detect chocolate by touch and lift 50 lbs. Jan 01, 2010 wendy mass is the author of awardwinning books for young readers, including 11 birthdays, finally, gifts, the last present, and the twice upon a time series. Amanda and her world comes to life in the pages of this amazing book. Youre a very good author and we hope you write more books like this. This hilarious novel from awardwinning author wendy mass is now.
Her 2003 novel, a mangoshaped space won the american library association ala schneider family book award for middle school in 2004. The novel follows the life of a young girl named amanda ellerby who has spent each of her first ten birthdays with the same boy, her best friend leonard leo fitzpatrick. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Amandas eleventh birthday should have been a happy occasion. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. This little twist will delight students and create all kinds of great classroom conversation if used as a readaloud. Like a groundhog day for middle grade readers, masss every soul a star winning story features a girl seemingly trappe. Jan 01, 2009 the first book in an amazing series, 11 birthdays will really make you think twice about that friend you just blew off. From 11 birthdays, the first childrens novel of the willow falls series, wendy mass has been added four more amazing novels to the series. Lot 4 wendy mass books 11 birthdays gifts finally the.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I decided to read 11 birthdays because my friend from school recommended it. The way wendy mass writes makes it great fun for kids. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom shes shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they havent shared together. Wendy mass is the author of awardwinning books for young readers, including 11 birthdays, finally, gifts, the last present, and the twice upon a time series.
Mass s expertise with pacing keeps the story moving at a lively clip, and her understanding of this age group is as finely honed as ever. A friend told me about wendy mass, and ive enjoyed all of her books that ive read so far. Apr 11, 2014 the main setting of 11 birthdays by wendy mass is in the small town of willow falls. The purpose is to promote a 20102011 bluebonnet nominated title in texas. Like a groundhog day for middle grade readers, masss every soul a star winning story features a girl seemingly trapped in her 11th birthday. Four parents and many bemused party guests watched as the two babies took their very first steps, crashed into. When amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes. Jan 01, 2010 listen to 11 birthdays audiobook by wendy mass. Amanda and leo have a fight and for the first time they wont be celebrating their birthdays together. In an extreme overreaction, she flees the party and cuts leo out of her life. How can she fix everything and put the day behind her. Amanda is an average girl living in an average town willow falls with an average best friend, well used to be best friend. After celebrating their first nine sameday birthdays together, amanda and leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again. On their tenth, they learned there are some words you can never take back.
Groundhog day meets flipped in this tale of a girl stuck in her bir. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excited after all, 11 is so different from. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom she has the same birth date, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they have spent apart. Amanda is an average girl living in an average town willow falls. The willow falls series is actually my favorite book series. Wendy mass born april 22, 1967 is an author of young adult novels and childrens books. Buy a cheap copy of 11 birthdays book by wendy mass. Wendy mass did an excellent job on the whole willow falls series. The first book in an amazing series, 11 birthdays will really make you think twice about that friend you just blew off.
When amanda turns in for the night, glad to have he 11 birthdays. Instead shes dressed in an itchy costume her mother picked out for her hollywoodthemed party. Dear wendy mass, you should be so proud of 11 birthdays. Wendy mass is the new york timesbestselling author of the candymakers series and many other novels for young readers, including the schneider family book award winner a mango shaped space, jeremy fink and the meaning of life which was made into a feature film, every soul a star, pi in the sky, the twice upon a time series, and the willow falls series that began with 11 birthdays. After a big fight they got into last year, amanda and leo will be spending their first birthday apart. Her fiction books include leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, every soul a star, 11 birthdays, finally, and the candymakers. Ala schneider family book awardwinning author wendy mass offers this tasty treat of a tale sure to appeal to any listeners sweet tooth. It is in the same series as the book i read earlier this trimester. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excited. The candymakers follows 12yearolds logan, philip, daisy, and miles as each tries to invent a candy even better than the oozing crunchorama. Jul 01, 2011 she has written several nonfiction books for teenagers including stonehenge, readings on night, john cabot.
Amanda seems doomed to relive her failed tryout for. Wendy mass is a fun, creative, full of friendship, mysterious and downright exciting book. What is a summary for 11 birthdays by wendy mass answers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 11 birthdays. Like a groundhog day for middle grade readers, mass s every soul a star winning story features a girl seemingly trapped in her 11th birthday. It is the first novel in the willow falls series the novel follows the life of a young girl named amanda ellerby who has spent each of her first ten birthdays with the same boy, her best friend leonard leo fitzpatrick. Tt and happy groundhogs day my life in pink and green by lisa greenwald january. Its a really good book in fact all books by wendy mass are. This is a book trailer made for elementary students.
This hilarious novel from awardwinning author wendy mass is now available in paperback. She tells people her hobbies are photography and hiking, but theyre really collecting. Amanda is reliving her 11th birthday over and over againeven the fight with her best friend leo. That is, until their tenth birthday party, at which amanda happens to overhear leo talking her down to some classmates. Finally 11 birthdays is a childrens time loop novel written by wendy mass and published in 2009 by scholastic press. The main setting of 11 birthdays by wendy mass is in the small town of willow falls. On their fifth, they planted seeds in handmade pots. Stand alone books space taxi series willow falls series twice upon a time series.
Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excitedafter all, 11 is so different from 10. Jun 29, 2010 this is a book trailer made for elementary students. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excitedafter all, 11 is so. Two kids experience the same day 11 times in a row, until they figure out how to get their lives back to normal. But she soon finds out that being twelve might not be all she thought it was cracked up to be. If you could sum up 11 birthdays in three words, what would they be. Click on any book cover to learn more about my stand alone titles, the space taxi series, the willow falls series, or the twice upon a time series. Masss expertise with pacing keeps the story moving at a lively clip, and her understanding of this age group is as finely honed as ever. When amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her.
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