Bad Cheerleader

The premise, while simple on its face, was immediately intriguing; what exactly is Bag's older sister up to? As Bag begins to investigate, it quickly becomes clear that there is a lot more to the story. Her narration is engaging, interjected with random thoughts as categorized by the Dewey Decimal S......more

A moving and emotional middle grade story about a dyslexic girl who is struggling at school and at home living with her unreliable mother, absentee father and secretive sister. There's lots of sad family dynamics in this story but really great sisterhood and neurodiversity (dyslexia) rep. It was goo......more

The suggested audience might be much, much younger than I am but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I bought this book for my niece who is slightly younger than Bag and also dyslexic. I thought she might really love a book about a dyslexic cheerleader around her age. Then I saw the audiobook was availab......more

After a messy divorce, Bag and her sister Minerva lose everything they know. Once a soap opera star, Bag's mom is now making lunches at home to deliver to local schools and auditioning for any role she can find. When a unique opportunity lands in her mom's lap, Bag must give up her library time and......more

Thank you to Netgalley for the free ARC! It was fun to read a book with a mystery component that did not involve a murder! A seventh grade dyslexic girl thinks that there is something going on with her sister who is a cheerleader. When her mom gets a new part in a play and starts having rehearsals th......more