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I would have liked a little more excitement and more dramatic "mystery" behind the Groundhog's Day Effect, but this was a pleasant and harmless book with good messages about how to be a friend.
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Yeah, I just shelved this as "paranormal" AND "realistic-fiction"... If that's not an oxymoron, I don't know what is. But both fit!
So the book starts off in the hospital on the day Amanda and Leo are born. A strange older woman with a duck-shaped birthmark on her face, who is said to have lived in the town since before anyone can remember, meets both sets of parents and makes them promise to have Amanda and Leo celebrate each of their birthdays together. They're like, "Yeah, yeah..." But after a ...more
So the book starts off in the hospital on the day Amanda and Leo are born. A strange older woman with a duck-shaped birthmark on her face, who is said to have lived in the town since before anyone can remember, meets both sets of parents and makes them promise to have Amanda and Leo celebrate each of their birthdays together. They're like, "Yeah, yeah..." But after a ...more
A fun "Groundhog Day" fantasy for tweens. My only quibble would be that the two main characters, who were turning 11, seemed way too self-aware and mature. My almost-nine-year-old daughter absolutely LOVED this book. She listened to the audiobook so many times she could quote sections of it.
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I read a lot of YA, but I try to read a middle grade every few books if possible. 11 Birthdays is exactly why! Nothing freshens up my reading experience like a sweet, fun middle grade with a good (but not over-the-top) message, and this novel fit the bill perfectly! I've never read a book by Wendy Mass before, but I think I'm a fan!
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A Groundhog Day-style story for the middle grades - fun to anticipate what will happen, how each change will affect each version of the day, and how it will all wrap up. The audio narration was smooth and unobtrusive. Recommended - probably 4th/5th and up.
Feb 24, 2009
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
Feb 05, 2010
RachelAnne
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Aug 29, 2018
Natalie Pietro
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