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    Balance, by Jean Stringam | Book Spotlight

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Ages 9-12 Chapter Books
    Balance, by Jean Stringam | Book Spotlight
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    Book Spotlight: Balance
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    Balance

    Written by Jean Stringam

    Ages: 10-14 | 245 Pages

    Publisher: Cedar Fort, Inc. | ISBN-13: 978-1599555188

    Twelve-year-old Adele Walker enters the crucible of adolescence longing for elegance and deploring her family’s lack of it. When her ideals of a perfect life collapse, Adele withdraws into silence toward her parents and accepts the advice of a shadowy internet friend. Adele’s in trouble, and who even knows about it?   

    Twelve-year-old Adele’s life is elegant and refined, aside from her five noisy siblings, her unfeeling parents, and the fact that she’s the last person at school – including the kindergartners – without a cell phone. Can she learn to balance her perfectly proper dream life with her real-life family? Fresh and alluring prose makes this follow-up to The Hoarders a delightful read that’s sure to stick with you long after the last page.

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    Jean Stringam confesses she wants to explore every inch of planet Earth, touch every tree and animal, taste every food, hear all the music, and dance all the dances. Then she’d read every single true book and dig in the ground to find every ancient record buried there. Read her blog and discover her books and music at http://jeanstringam.com

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    9 Comments

    1. Tara C on November 2, 2011 8:24 am

      Thanks for the chance I would love to win a copy for my teen 🙂

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    2. Jeana on November 2, 2011 10:49 pm

      Thank you for the giveaway. My teen and I would love to win a copy.

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    4. Linda Ravin Lodding on November 10, 2011 10:48 am

      Looks great! Looking forward to reading it!

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    5. Sheyla on November 10, 2011 12:53 pm

      NLBA’s teen would benefit greatly, by having this book in our library.
      Thanks

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    6. Renee Alam on November 28, 2011 3:37 pm

      Ohh,we love books and my youngest who is almost 13 would love this book…thanks for such great giveaways!

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    7. Bianca Schulze on December 4, 2011 12:40 pm

      Congratulations to Natalia Drombosky, Heidi Grange, Michele Daley, Linda Kish, and Christy Hawkes! Each of you have won a copy of Jean Stringam’s “Balance.” Your copy will be on its way very soon. Enjoy!

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      • Christy on December 19, 2011 3:40 pm

        I received my copy ~ thank you!

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        • Bianca on December 19, 2011 7:58 pm

          You’re welcome!

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