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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Series: Stella Batts


Cover art for PARDON ME
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2012
by Courtney Sheinmel, illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell

"Not much happens to Stella, but she's fun to spend some time with, and now that she's successfully authored her own whole series, that'll be possible. (Fiction. 5-9) "
Back for her third outing, Stella reports, "If you write at least three books that are all connected then you have a series." Read full book review >
Cover art for STELLA BATTS NEEDS A NEW NAME
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 15, 2012
by Courtney Sheinmel, illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell

"A pleasant, good-humored early chapter book with the effervescence--and substance--of a soft drink. (Fiction. 5-9)"
In the first of a new series, third-grader Stella realizes she really needs a new name, since the class bully has started calling her "Smella," following an unfortunate (and stinky) accident on a field trip. Read full book review >