It's hard to believe that it's already December, and we are on our second round of books with our Fifth Grade Book Lunch Bunch reading clubs!
After our girls' group gave a unanimous "thumbs up" for Kate DiCamillo's Flora and Ulysses, we are moving on to Wendy Mass' coming of age story, Finally.
Rory has been keeping a list since she was seven years old of all the things her overprotective parents said she could do when she turned twelve. Big things, like getting a cell phone and staying home alone, and small things, like having a key to the house and walking home from school. The story opens the day before all her wishes can come true. But is she really ready for the responsibilities that come with her newfound freedoms? Losing her cell phone within fifteen minutes of buying it doesn't bode well...
I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this book and finding out just how many wishes Rory fulfills, and how she grows through the process of getting them. This is a great book for fifth graders on the cusp of brand new beginnings in sixth grade!
It's Monday, and I'm having fun reading along with my Fifth Grade Book Lunch Bunch! What book are you sharing with others these days?
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