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1) Class mom
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Laurie Gelman's clever debut novel about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom--a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politics. Jen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom--or mom in general. Jen already has two college-age daughters by two different (probably) musicians, and it's her second time around the class mom block with five-year-old Max--this time with a husband and father...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Constantly in the spotlight thanks to her politician father's rising star, Olivia Blakely feels the pressure to be perfect. As the youngest girl in her class, she tries hard to keep up and to seem mature to the older boy she's crushing on, even as she catches his eye. But the need to look good on camera and at school soon grows into an all-consuming struggle with bulimia.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In a tale inspired by the hit Broadway show, a simple lie leads to complicated truths in this story of grief, authenticity, and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation.