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11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Read this book to hang out with Rory and her friends. ![]() Unfortunately there are hints of magical realism that fall flat-especially at the end-and that lowered the number of stars I give it to four. Mass’s book reminds me a bit of Judy Blume’s offerings for this age group. Rory’s parents offer a fine balance between strict and understanding, and her three-year-old brother, Sawyer, offers some excellent comic moments through the course of the book. ![]() Along the way, Rory helps others achieve their dreams too, and she does it with such subtlety that there’s a great lesson for readers within the pages of the book without feeling hit over the head with it. Rory plunges into achieving those dreams with reckless abandon that leaves her a bit batter, bruised, and hopped up on caffeine-all while being paid to be an extra in the teen movie being filmed at her school. Rory is a wonderful character and her big dreams may seem small to some, but when you’ve been waiting FOREVER for a cell phone, a pet, and to be left alone in the house (just to name a few of her wishes), they seem like the key to happiness. ![]() Rory Swenson has been keeping a list of things she'll be allowed to do once she turns twelve, and although she's sure her parents have forgotten a lot of the things they've promised over the years, she has the documentation to prove that they agreed to a variety of things. ![]()
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