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Much Ado About Anne (The Mother-Daughter Book Club #2)
The mother-daughter book club is back!
This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan: They've invited snooty Becca Chadwick and her mother to join the book club!
But there are bigger problems when Jess finds out that her family may have to give up Half Moon Farm. In a year filled with skating parties, a disastrous mother-daughter campi...more
This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan: They've invited snooty Becca Chadwick and her mother to join the book club!
But there are bigger problems when Jess finds out that her family may have to give up Half Moon Farm. In a year filled with skating parties, a disastrous mother-daughter campi...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
September 16th 2008
by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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This is the second book in the "Mother-Daughter Book Club" series and continues the story of Cassidy, Jess, Emma, and Megan who are all friends despite their differences. Each girl faces new challenges in their lives with humor and heartache that is typically a part of growing up. One of the girls is facing the possibility of her mother remarrying; one is facing the possibility of her family losing their historical farm because of taxes; one is facing the fact that she is growing up and becoming...more
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It’s no secret that I loved the first book in The Mother Daughter Book Club series. You can read my review (with a perfect score to match) here. Now I will gush about how much I loved the next two books.
I enjoyed reading about Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan during their seventh and eighth grade years at school. With the addition of stuck-up Becca, there is plenty of drama to go around.
Much Ado About Anne is based on the classic Anne of Green Gables. In this book, the girls are trying to s...more
It’s no secret that I loved the first book in The Mother Daughter Book Club series. You can read my review (with a perfect score to match) here. Now I will gush about how much I loved the next two books.
I enjoyed reading about Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan during their seventh and eighth grade years at school. With the addition of stuck-up Becca, there is plenty of drama to go around.
Much Ado About Anne is based on the classic Anne of Green Gables. In this book, the girls are trying to s...more
Each and everyone of the girls in this book had an amazing story:
Emma: Emma Hawthorne faces Becca Chadwick here in this book... She may not had that juicy cat-fight scene with Becca but atleast they called truce and help each other out. What I like about her in this book is that her enemy's brother always defended her and they both end up liking each other etcetera etcetera
Jess: Jess in this book is obviously sad that they have to give up the farm but at the end it was all good. Im happy that th...more
Emma: Emma Hawthorne faces Becca Chadwick here in this book... She may not had that juicy cat-fight scene with Becca but atleast they called truce and help each other out. What I like about her in this book is that her enemy's brother always defended her and they both end up liking each other etcetera etcetera
Jess: Jess in this book is obviously sad that they have to give up the farm but at the end it was all good. Im happy that th...more
Heather Vogel Frederick continues her delightful mother-daughter book club series with Much Ado About Anne. This time the book club is reading the Anne of Green Gables series, and the girls are totally committed to their book club and to each other when the new reading year starts for their group. There are new challenges—can the moms really have invited Phoebe and Becca Chadwick into their book club without asking the girls?—and new events arise that test their friendship in ways they don't exp...more
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This book is about a group a friends who are in 7th Grade and are part of a Mother-Daughter Book Club, where they read Classic books with their mothers and do activities together. Overall the book is an easy read, has many interesting characters and plot developments, and is educational.
This is the second book in this series by Heather Vogel Frederick, the first book is entitled "The Mother-Daughter Book Club"The Mother-Daughter Book Club. In the first book they read Louisa May Alcott's "Little...more
This is the second book in this series by Heather Vogel Frederick, the first book is entitled "The Mother-Daughter Book Club"The Mother-Daughter Book Club. In the first book they read Louisa May Alcott's "Little...more
Jan 08, 2009
Lisa
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
mothers and daughters to read together, especially middle school girls
I read the first book (The Mother Daughter Book Club)because I was intrigued with the idea of a mother-daughter book club since I have been considering starting one myself. I read this one because the previous book had a sneak peek at the next book where the girls and their moms would be reading Anne of Green Gables!
I enjoyed some of the "fun facts" about Anne author Lucy Maude Montgomery. The connections the girls were able to make to the characters in the stories they were reading were a bit w...more
I enjoyed some of the "fun facts" about Anne author Lucy Maude Montgomery. The connections the girls were able to make to the characters in the stories they were reading were a bit w...more
Easy chick-lit type read. I find myself really (somewhat reluctantly) enjoying the concept of a book about a group of girls who have formed a small book group -- in this case, they are reading Anne of Green Gables -- and their trials and tribulations. Problems arise, disasters strike, and solutions must be found. The characters are believable and represent a wide range of personalities.
I'm giving this 5stars not because it's the best literature ever but because I love the premise of the book (a mother daughter book club) and that they work the book, in this case Anne of Green Gables (ok really, what's not to love?), into the book with quotes and the girls relating to Anne's experiences and relating people they know to people in the Anne books. Holland has been reading these and raving about how great they are. Perfect for older elementary kids and younger middle school kids. T...more
Much Ado About Anne is an amazing sequel to the Mother-Daughter Book Club! The book club girls are in seventh grade, and this year they're reading the Anne of Green Gables series. But there's a twist-- the mothers have invited mean Becca Chadwick and her mother to the book club! Megan is torn between two different groups of friends, but they all *spoiler* have to work together to save Half Moon Farm. To do so, they put on a *spoiler* fashion show featuring Megan's designs. Meanwhile, Cassidy's s...more
I didn't read the first book in this series and I won't.
Almost from the beginning I was reminded of one of the dumbest series I've ever put up with--the Babysitter's Club. As with that series, the attempt at writing in individual voices didn't really come off believably. With the possible exception of Emma, I had to keep checking to remind myself which girl I was reading about! And though the plot had its moments, most of it was the same old predictable stuff, winding up with near perfect happy...more
Almost from the beginning I was reminded of one of the dumbest series I've ever put up with--the Babysitter's Club. As with that series, the attempt at writing in individual voices didn't really come off believably. With the possible exception of Emma, I had to keep checking to remind myself which girl I was reading about! And though the plot had its moments, most of it was the same old predictable stuff, winding up with near perfect happy...more
(This applies to all that I've read in the series) While these are good books and I enjoyed them somewhat I wasn't that thrilled that my daughter wanted to read them. I picked them up to scope them out for her, but I don't think she fits their target audience. She is a precocious 8 yr old reader and has actually read what they read for their book club. I think the books are more geared towards that 10-13 age of girls that might not really be that interested in reading, because I think it does a...more
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f you like reading the book club's featured selections, I would recommend doing so before reading a Mother-Daughter Book Club novel. I was surprised to find out that Much Ado About Nothing has its book clubbers discuss not only Anne of Green Gables, but Anne of Avonlea, too. There is even a quote pulled from the third Anne book, Anne of the Island. The connections between the story and the book club selections were perhaps not as frequent or as strong this...more
f you like reading the book club's featured selections, I would recommend doing so before reading a Mother-Daughter Book Club novel. I was surprised to find out that Much Ado About Nothing has its book clubbers discuss not only Anne of Green Gables, but Anne of Avonlea, too. There is even a quote pulled from the third Anne book, Anne of the Island. The connections between the story and the book club selections were perhaps not as frequent or as strong this...more
Lots of drama with the pre-teen-moving-into-teen set here, and some of it was a bit cliched (unhappy about remarriage). And would the moms REALLY have invited the horrible Becca and Calliope into the group? The girls are a little too good to be true (with the glaring exception of the prank during the filming of the television show....I would have been grounded for life and probably would have never been allowed to hang out with the girls again). I do adore that Frederick looks at a great work fo...more
In this much anticipated sequel to the Mother-Daughter Book Club, Ms. Frederick again follows the lives of four lively middle schoolers as the traverse the difficult pathways of friendship, school and enemies. Throw in a crisis that may mean one of them has to move out of her beloved house and you've got a wonderful story bound together by the book club that keeps them all grounded. I really enjoyed this book. I love the characters and rooted for all of them to succeed. Ms. Frederick does a bril...more
Another good outing for the Mother-Daughter book club. This time they read two of the Anne of Green Gables books. I understand in the next one they read Pride and Prejudice. Really? Did HVF consult my (not so)secret list of favorite books and use them for the book club? At any rate, as with the first book, some of the successes the girls experience seem a bit unrealistic, but not quite as blatantly so. I didn't care at first for the gradual change in attitude toward Becca and her mom, but it gre...more
Book two of Mother Daughter Book Club. This year, the girls and their mothers are reading Anne of Green Gables. But only one problem, their mothers decided to invite school nemesis, Becca Chadwick and her mother. Jess and her family are in danger of loosing their farm, Megan is freaking out about her fashion spread and interview in a magazine, Emma desperately wants Zach's attention, and Cassidy's mom is getting remarried. A great coming of age novel though some things can get a bit cheesy and t...more
Dec 05, 2008
Rachel
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone
Recommended to Rachel by:
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If you like classics and love to discuss them, this book is perfect for you. Yes, this is a YA book but it's so much fun! This is the second in the Mother-Daughter bookclub series and it covers "Anne of Green Gables" series (though it really doesn't offer much discussion points) and the four teenage girls grow up in a year full of fun and excitement ... like any other teenager in America. This book is definitely perfect for women with daughters, nieces and granddaughters to discuss with. It is a...more
I started with the second book, because I thought it was the first, but I didn't have any trouble with understanding what was going on. Since there were four main characters (POV), plus three other girls, I did have a little trouble finding out who was who, but I think I have it down now.
This book in a nutshell:
Four girls, Megan, Jess, Cassidy, and Emma work together to raise money to save Jess's historic farm.
There.
Suffice it to say, it was good, and I will be getting the first one.
This book in a nutshell:
Four girls, Megan, Jess, Cassidy, and Emma work together to raise money to save Jess's historic farm.
There.
Suffice it to say, it was good, and I will be getting the first one.
First off, I was really happy the mother-daughter book club is a series. It lived up to my expectations, if not exceeding them. The book was also well planned-out, and I really enjoyed re-visiting some of my favorite characters in literature.
The book was both hilarious and bittersweet, and my favorite moment changed every time turned the page. I absolutely LOVED the prank Cassidy tried to pull on Becca, which of course ended up victimizing the television host, live.
Cassidy's struggles with her m...more
I like this book better than the previous one, and I especially the parts from Emma’s perspective in the winter and spring sections. The whole fashion show thing was fun, even if it was a little fairy tale-ish. Similarly, the getting-lost-while-camping part was predictable, but enjoyably told.
There were still a few things I didn't like about this book, though. There is some gross middle school humor (very minimal, but there), and Mrs. Wong is still made fun of. I especially don't appreciate the...more
There were still a few things I didn't like about this book, though. There is some gross middle school humor (very minimal, but there), and Mrs. Wong is still made fun of. I especially don't appreciate the...more
I am torn on this book. I really liked some parts of it. For all of the Anne stuff - Jess and Emma naming things like Anne did, using "Anne words" like tragical and poetical, and all of the fun facts about Maud, I loved it. I liked the relationships between the mothers and daughters, they felt very real to me. How the kids interacted with each other also felt real, including how the main girls are with the boys - interested in them but not boy crazy.
But, I constantly confused Emma and Jess. I co...more
But, I constantly confused Emma and Jess. I co...more
Ooooo! I liked this one much better than the first book in the series.
Taxes are raised on Half Moon Farm and the Delaneys may have to move. Megan and her mom drop out of the book club after Emma offends Megan. Or is Emma innocent as she insists? Megan is getting ready for the magazine article featuring her designs. And Cassidy is NOT falling in love with Stanley Kincaid, but her mother is.
If the next book in this series improves as much as this one did, it could become one of my favoritest ever!
Taxes are raised on Half Moon Farm and the Delaneys may have to move. Megan and her mom drop out of the book club after Emma offends Megan. Or is Emma innocent as she insists? Megan is getting ready for the magazine article featuring her designs. And Cassidy is NOT falling in love with Stanley Kincaid, but her mother is.
If the next book in this series improves as much as this one did, it could become one of my favoritest ever!
Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
The Mother-Daughter Book Club continues in its second year, this time reading ANNE OF GREEN GABLES.
The mothers decided to invite one more pair to the monthly meetings: Becca Chadwick and her mother. Jess, Emma, and Cassidy are horrified to share their meetings with the class mean girl. Megan, Becca's former friend, doesn't mind the intrusion so much. In fact, as the days go by, Megan realizes that Becca understands her in ways that her friends can...more
The Mother-Daughter Book Club continues in its second year, this time reading ANNE OF GREEN GABLES.
The mothers decided to invite one more pair to the monthly meetings: Becca Chadwick and her mother. Jess, Emma, and Cassidy are horrified to share their meetings with the class mean girl. Megan, Becca's former friend, doesn't mind the intrusion so much. In fact, as the days go by, Megan realizes that Becca understands her in ways that her friends can...more
We read this for mother daughter book club. It was pretty good. I think this author has some issues with weight, she keeps referring to it, I got sick of hearing about Emma's "round" face, and how she wasn't as fat as she used to be since she started ice skating. 11 year old girls will like it, grown-ups like me will probably just be irritated by all the models and rich people and fashion shows and cabins on the lake, etc. Maybe I'm just bitter :-) We'll see how the girls like it at the book gro...more
The sequel to the Mother Daughter Book Club, this year's book is Anne of Green Gables. This story continues to follow the growth and trials of middle school age girls who are trying to discover who they are. I still has the flavor of a little women book--the quotes from Anne of Green Gables provide the backdrop to the chapters and help the girls in their growing process. I love how this collection of girls and mothers with their very diverse personalities and interests manage to form a group at...more
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This is an amazing book and it's amazing how Frederick wrote it from different points of view and you get to explore the thoughts of the different characters. Frederick has a sense of humor that will surely make many young readers laugh. The plot is fresh and new, and will make readers keep on enjoying this book. There is humor, and seriousness, and the events are so real, and have probably happened to many. Young readers will relate and won't be able to get enough of this book!
I'm such an Anne of Green Gables fan that I was bound to love this book. The sequel to The Mother-Daughter Book Club, the Anne book finds the girls a year older, in seventh grade now, and, to their horror, their mother have asked the catty Becca and her overbearing mother to join them. I liked it that the author had the girls actually deal with the Becca problem. They didn't fully solve it, but they made great strides. I can't wait to see what the club reads next!
This book is the second in the Mother-Daughter book club series, and I found it much better- more adventure, confusion, and fun! To start it all of- Becca Chadwick and her mother are joining the club :P. It's not all bad though, Megan finds that her designs might end up doing something that makes her mother proud, and what's this about Clementine having a boyfriend? There's something new going on in all of the girls' lives. You'll love reading about it!
This was the second book in the "Mother Daughter Book Club" series. After the first book, I wasn't sure whether I would read the next one. It was good, but not amazing. I decided too read this since I didn't have anything else come up to read. It was worth the time. The characters are believable and I can see them as friends, or people that I know. I love the friendship between the girls and the relationship between each girl and their mother. It was a delightful story, with expectable plot turn...more
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