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Light and occasionally funny read about a mom who is the class parent of her six year old son, Max. The book describes all of the challenges with being a class mom with a side story regarding the reemergence of her high school crush who keeps asking her to get coffee.
The book was fine and a quick read. However, it's one to skip if you are currently working a long TBR list. ...more
The book was fine and a quick read. However, it's one to skip if you are currently working a long TBR list. ...more
A laugh out loud book that any volunteer in a modern PTA can relate to. Gelman does a wonderful job at creating a protagonist that is easily misunderstood. Not everyone gets Jen Dixon's approach to the job of class mom. Being older than many of her son's classmates' mothers makes her stand out as it is but then her humor is often misconstrued. Gelman does a great job of developing her character and letting the reader get a glimpse at what is underneath the surface of Jen's attitude. In reality,
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I thought this book was really good. Jen’s emails were hilarious. This book was better than expected.
Jul 10, 2017
Stacy
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Kristen
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