Honeybees and Frenemies by Kristi Wientge (English) Paperback Book

Description: Honeybees and Frenemies by Kristi Wientge Twelve-year-old Flor faces problems at home while spending a summer working at her parents store, partnering with former friend Candice for a pageant, and volunteering with a reclusive beekeeper. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey in this "sweet and satisfying read about friendship, sisterhood, and change" (Kirkus Reviews).Its the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her familys mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when shes asked to compete in the local honey pageant. This means Flor has to spend the summer practicing her talent (recorder) and volunteering (helping a recluse bee-keeper) with Candice, her former friend whos still bitter about losing the pageant crown to Flor when they were in second grade. And she cant say no. Then theres the possibility that Flor and her family are leaving to move in with her moms family in New Jersey. And with how much her mom and dad have been fighting lately, is it possible that her dad may not join them? Flor cant let that happen. She has a lot of work to do. Author Biography Kristi Wientge is originally from Ohio where she grew up writing stories about animals and, her favorite, a jet-setting mouse. After studying to become a teacher for children with special needs, she spent several years exploring the world from China to England, teaching her students everything from English to how to flip their eyelids inside out. Shes spent twelve years raising her family in her husbands home country of Singapore, where she spends her days ferrying her four kids to school and taking Punjabi and music lessons. With the help of her mother-in-law, she can now make a mean curry and a super-speedy saag. She is the author of Karma Khullars Mustache and Honeybees and Frenemies. Visit her online at KristiWientge.com. Review "Flors struggles with the complexities of friendship and family are realistic and relatable in this engaging coming-of-age journey." * Publishers Weekly * "A sweet and satisfying read about friendship, sisterhood, and change." * Kirkus Reviews * "Wientge has created spirted, realistic characters that readers will root for and identify with. . . .Readers will enjoy this satisfying tale while learning about bees and complicated friendships." * School Library Journal * 2019 Parents Choice Recommended Award Winner Review Quote "Wientge has created spirted, realistic characters that readers will root for and identify with. . . .Readers will enjoy this satisfying tale while learning about bees and complicated friendships." Excerpt from Book Honeybees and Frenemies Chapter One Random Bee Fact #37: Honey is the only food that contains all the substances necessary to sustain life. Thats why its called the "Food of the Gods." Once upon a time, this guy Newton said, "What goes up must come down." I cant stand him. I get it, gravity and all that. But there are other things that dont have gravity--like my feelings and life in general. So why does everything have to follow a stupid rule some guy discovered when an apple hit him on the head? Maybe that apple gave him brain damage, because lets be honest, all he did was state the obvious. If he was really all that smart he would have been able to figure out how to keep things up and not let them come crashing down on his head. Or better, predict when things would fall in the first place. No one ever warns you about stuff like that. It just comes out of nowhere, like bird poop right into your ice-cream cone. Sorry, that happened to me a few days ago and Im still grossed out. That bird never shouted, "Bombs away!" and that apple never said to Newton, "Watch out!" In my case, what my best friend, Brooke, had just said was the apple . . . or the bird poop. I couldnt quite figure out which one. Brooke sat across from me in our corner booth at Aunt Bees Caf Details ISBN1534438165 Author Kristi Wientge Pages 272 Audience Age 8 Publisher Simon & Schuster Year 2020 ISBN-10 1534438165 ISBN-13 9781534438163 Format Paperback Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DEWEY FIC Illustrations f-c cvr (spfx: foil) Language English Audience Children/Juvenile UK Release Date 2020-07-16 Publication Date 2020-07-16 Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers NZ Release Date 2020-07-16 US Release Date 2020-07-16 AU Release Date 2020-07-07 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137962715;

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