Honeybees and Frenemies, Kristi Wientge
Honeybees and Frenemies, Kristi Wientge
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Honeybees and Frenemies

Author: Kristi Wientge

Narrator: Kyla García

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/28/2020


Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey.

It's the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family's mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when she's asked to compete in the local honey pageant. This means Flor has to spend the summer practicing her talent (recorder) and volunteering (helping a recluse bee-keeper) with Candice, her former friend who's still bitter about losing the pageant crown to Flor when they were in second grade. And she can't say no.

Then there's the possibility that Flor and her family are leaving to move in with her mom's family in New Jersey. And with how much her mom and dad have been fighting lately, is it possible that her dad may not join them? Flor can't let that happen. She has a lot of work to do.

About Kristi Wientge

Kristi Wientge is originally from Ohio, where she grew up writing stories about animals and, her favorite, a jet-setting mouse. After studying to become a teacher for children with special needs, she spent several years exploring the world, from China to England, teaching her students everything from English to how to flip their eyelids inside out. She currently lives in her husband's home country of Singapore, where she spends her days ferrying her four kids to school and taking Punjabi and music lessons. With the help of her mother-in-law, she can now make a mean curry and a super-speedy saag. She is the author of Karma Khullar's Mustache and Honeybees and Frenemies.


Reviews

Flor was so excited for the summer. She had her Kings Island season pass and her best friend, and she was ready to have fun, fun, fun. But, all her plans went to pot, when her bestie went away to band camp, and Flor was stuck in Honeydale. To make matters worse, she was forced to work with her ex-fr......more

Goodreads review by Darla

This new middle grade novel gets high marks from me for its summertime slice of life vibe. Flor is dismayed to be stuck in her hometown of Honeydale, OH, for the summer while her bestie Brooke is off to camp. Then Flor gets the news that she is expected to defend her 3rd grade win in the local honey......more

Goodreads review by Katy O.

🐝 HONEYBEES AND FRENEMIES is such a great new middle grade story from @kristiwientge !! I loved her book KARMA KHULLAR’S MUSTACHE and found this one just as delightful. . HONEYBEES AND FRENEMIES is a story about two rising 8th graders and a talent competition and family and money worries and friendshi......more

Goodreads review by Rose

This was a very cute book and I love the cover......more