For the mother-daughter book club, everything changes in eighth grade.
Could the book club break up? When Jess is offered an anonymous scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, she’s not sure that leaving home — and her friends — is what she wants to do. Meanwhile Megan’s grandmother comes for a long visit and turns everything in the Wong household upside down; Emma crusades against her middle school’s new uniforms; and Cassidy fi nds out there’s a big change ahead for her family.
Inspired by Jess’s unexpected opportunity, the book club decides to read Jean Webster’s classic Daddy-Long-Legs, and there’s an added twist this year when they become pen pals with the girls in a book club in Wyoming. There’s plenty to write to their new friends about, from a prank-filled slumber party to a not-so-secret puppy — and even a surprise first kiss.
In this third book in the beloved Mother-Daughter Book Club series, the girls learn that as long as they have one another — and a good book — they’re ready for whatever eighth grade has in store!
I have been really loving this series, the characters are SO much fun. Each girl is so different from each other and they all have so much to offer in the book. I grew out of Middle Grade really early as a kid, but I wanted to read this series and I’m so happy I am. It’s so good.
In the third book, the girls deal with a lot of changes in their lives. Jess leaves for a fancy boarding school, Emma’s relationship with Stewart is confusing, Cassidy doesn’t want another addition to her family, Megan is getting along with her grandmother better than she has ever gotten along with her mother and Becca is still being difficult.
One of the things I love SO much about these books, is that from the book you learn about other books to read. In each book, the book club reads a book and the story has a lot of elements from the classic they are reading init.
I love how in each book the girls are getting older, you really get to know them and their families. You watch them grow up. I really love Megan’s grandma, she is a fierce woman. All of the women in this book are great role models for their daughters, it’s the perfect example of what we need parents to be like in children’s lit.
I really recommend this series to anyone looking for a fun, wholesome read!