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About this book:
“Anonymous sticky-notes, a scheming bully, and a ruined summer send fourteen-year-old Wendy down a trail of secrets and self-discovery.
Wendy Robichaud doesn't care one bit about being popular like her good-looking classmates Tookie and the Sticks—until Brainiac bully John-Monster schemes against her, and someone leaves anonymous sticky-note messages all over school. Even the best friend she always counted on, Jennifer, is hiding something and pulling away. But the Spring Program, abandoned puppies, and high school track team tryouts don’t leave much time to play detective. When secrets and failed dreams kick off the summer after eighth grade, will Jennifer still be around to support her as high school starts in the fall?
Using humor and offering hope, this story for tweens and young teens delicately addresses issues of bullying, eating disorders, imperfect families, and teen suicide.”
Series: Book #1 in the “Bird Face” series.
“Anonymous sticky-notes, a scheming bully, and a ruined summer send fourteen-year-old Wendy down a trail of secrets and self-discovery.
Wendy Robichaud doesn't care one bit about being popular like her good-looking classmates Tookie and the Sticks—until Brainiac bully John-Monster schemes against her, and someone leaves anonymous sticky-note messages all over school. Even the best friend she always counted on, Jennifer, is hiding something and pulling away. But the Spring Program, abandoned puppies, and high school track team tryouts don’t leave much time to play detective. When secrets and failed dreams kick off the summer after eighth grade, will Jennifer still be around to support her as high school starts in the fall?
Using humor and offering hope, this story for tweens and young teens delicately addresses issues of bullying, eating disorders, imperfect families, and teen suicide.”
Series: Book #1 in the “Bird Face” series.
Spiritual Content- A Scripture is quoted; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; A few prayers; Mentions of Church; Mentions of Heaven; Mentions of religions; Wendy wears a crucifix & is Catholic;
*Note: a mention of aliens.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘crummy’, a ‘dang it’, a ‘geez’, a ‘screwed up’, a ‘what the heck’, a ‘witch’, two of ‘shut up’s, two forms of ‘wimp’, four ‘idiot’s, four ‘rats’, and eight ‘stupid’s; A mention of a promise not to cuss; Sarcasm; Lots & Lots of bullies, taunts, mean names, hating & wishing ill on death a few people; Wanting to hit someone; Mentions of alcoholics, AA & booze; Mentions of rehab; Mentions of throwing up; Mentions of pimples & acne; A mention of a dead dog (barely-above-not-detailed); A mention of looking at eye diseases; Wendy’s parents are divorced & many mentions of it; A girl passes out & staring at her (semi-detailed); A suicide & wake (barely-above-not-detailed);
*Note: Many mentions of makeup
& wearing it.
Sexual Content- Many mentions of
boys, cute boys & crushes; Mentions of flirts & flirting; Mentions of ugly
boys & girls; two ‘hot’s when referring to how someone looks; A mention of
a curvy figure; A mention of getting naked in the locker room; Wendy stuffs her
bra with cotton balls & mentions of her breasts being small; Many mentions
of & talks about eating disorders, anorexia, starving yourself & losing
weight;
*Note: Mentions of shorter skirts,
sport bras & bras; two mentions of a bottom, “I landed on my butt.” And “get
your butt out of here.”; A mention of unwanted puppies due to the parents
not being spayed or neutered.
- Wendy Robichaud, age 13-14
1st person P.O.V. of Wendy
202 pages
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1st person P.O.V. of Wendy
202 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High
School Teens-
Older High
School Teens-
My personal
Rating-
{Add 1-2
stars for girls in Public School}
First off, I think the cover’s
colors are really cute and fun. As for the inside of this book, I was taken back
at how bitter & hateful Wendy could be. I can’t say I liked her much in the
first half on the book. Wishing death or illness or failure on someone really
isn’t the nicest thing to do. I wish there had been more Spiritual Content in
this book, but it would have been especially nice if there was Wendy learning
to pray over those who she is having difficulty with. Just my .02 cents. ;) By
the very end, she had definitely grown, but I hope the next book in the series
has more Spiritual Content. Public School girls will enjoy this book better, I
think, compared to my fellow homeschoolers.
See
y’all Tomorrow with a new Teen Week review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for
free from the Author for this honest review.
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