A couple days in, Leo and Amanda realize it’s happening to both them.
However, she wakes up and it’s her birthday all over again! This happens again and again. Lots of things go wrong, and she goes to bed even more dejected, looking forward to the next day when her birthday will finally be over.
She moves through the motions, but without heart. When the morning of their 11th birthday dawns, Amanda is depressed. This sets off a year-long stand-off between the two friends. On that fateful birthday, Amanda overhears Leo diss the whole joint birthday party thing, trying to be “cool” in front of the other boys in the grade.
Mass has really nailed her characters and written them very honestly I truly felt like I was in middle school again!Īmanda and Leo have celebrated their birthdays together every year since they were born on the same day and in the same hospital. But the twist (time travel) is interesting enough and very believable. It is realistic fiction with a twist – great alternative for kids who aren’t into all the fantasy fiction on the market. Wendy Mass has written a pile of books, all look better than the next! They have all been recommended to me by very different sources. My nine year old daughter and her 8 year old best friend LOVED it (and so did I:). Sweet on Books author Melissa Young tells us more: She lives with her family in New Jersey.11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass weaves a tale of friendship and adventure, highlighting the joys and challenges of growing up. About the Author: Wendy Mass is the author of award-winning books for young readers, including 11 Birthdays, Finally, 13 Gifts, The Last Present, and the Twice Upon a Time series as well as A Mango-Shaped Space, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, Leap Day, Every Soul a Star, Space Taxi, and The Candymakers. What is going on?! And how can she fix it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell. Or is it? Her birthday seems to be repeating iself. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. 
The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together. But from the start, everything goes wrong. It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited-after all, 11 is so different from 10. This hilarious novel from award-winning author Wendy Mass is now available in paperback!
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