Book Spotlight: Balance
The Children’s Book Review
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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About the Author
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
