Courtney Sheinmel
"Nobody writes about family secrets with the grace, compassion, and intrigue of Courtney Sheinmel." —Leila Sales, author of This Song Will Save Your Life
Fans of I Was Here by Gayle Forman and Far from the Tree by Robin Benway will be floored by this heartbreaking yet uplifting teen novel about a grieving girl who follows a mysterious list across the country after her older
...Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
In A Case of the Meanies, mean boy Joshua continues to plague Stella when he decides to have a birthday party at her parents' candy store. He invites everyone in the class EXCEPT her! Stella has to figure out how to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list. It's just another day in the life
...6) Pardon me
Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
In Pardon Me, Stella needs to find a new best friend after her friend, Willa, moves away. But finding a new best friend is not easy. Things are looking up when she meets Evie, the new girl in town. She is going to be in Stella's class at school and she needs a new best friend too. Stella can't wait to
...Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
What's the best day of the year? A birthday, of course! Stella Batts is turning nine, and she has big plans. Her family will be going to Pennsylvania to celebrate. That's where Stella's best friend Willa moved, and Stella hasn't seen Willa for months. It's hard not to see your best friend for that long,
...Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
Are you afraid of the dark? Stella Batts never thought she was. In fact she's not feeling afraid of anything right now. She's just excited. Her class read the most books out of every class in school. The prize is a sleepover in the library. What could be better than that? Everyone is in pajamas, even the
...Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
In Needs a New Name, Stella decides to change her name after a boy from her class keeps calling her "Smella." How hard can it be to pick a new name? It's not as easy as it sounds.
This best-selling early chapter book series charmingly chronicles the ups and downs of a girl's school and family life
...10) Superstar
Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
In Superstar, Stella gets the chance to audition for her favorite television show, Superstar Sam, after a casting director spots Stella out for dinner with her family. He said she is perfect for the role. Stella rehearses her lines until she knows the part by heart. Her little sister, Penny, is jealous
...Stella Batts is in third-grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a candy shop. Life should be sweet, right?
Can you keep a secret? Stella Batts has a lot of secrets to keep these days—there's the secret of what really happened to her little sister's pet fish, and there's the secret school project she's working on with her friend Lucy, and there's the secret on the second floor of her family's candy store.
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