Wish upon a Sleepover, Suzanne Selfors
Wish upon a Sleepover, Suzanne Selfors
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Wish upon a Sleepover

Author: Suzanne Selfors

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Unabridged: 4 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/28/2022

Synopsis

Bestselling author Suzanne Selfors brings heart and humor to this middle grade novel about a group of misfits who find true friendship where they least expect it.Five misfits. One magical wish.Leilani dreams of being friends with the most popular girls in her class―the Haileys―who are always throwing awesome themed sleepovers. She devises a master plan: throw her own sleepover of the century and invite them!When Tutu, her grandmother, accidentally mails Leilani’s invitations to the DO NOT INVITE list, the best sleepover in the history of the world becomes the worst. Instead of the Haileys, the only guests are the three kids Leilani definitely did not want to show up: the neighbor who never speaks, the girl who draws mean pictures of her, and her farting older cousin. At least her best friend, August, will be there.Leilani and her guests decide to make Tutu’s recipe for Sleepover Soup, which requires each of them to collect one ingredient that has significant meaning in their lives. They embark on a scavenger hunt that reveals unexpected surprises. What Leilani finds is not what she wanted, but it might just be even better.

About Suzanne Selfors

Suzanne Selfors is a national bestselling author who writes for kids of all ages. She’s received four Junior Library Guild awards, appeared on a dozen state lists, earned starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. The Sasquatch Escape won the Washington State Book Award and was Amazon’s Best Children’s Book of 2013. She lives on a northerly island where rain falls like music, which is why she gets so much writing done.

About Emily Woo Zeller

Emily Woo Zeller is an Earphones award-winning audiobook narrator. After beginning her voiceover career with Asian animation, she returned to the United States and began narrating a broad spectrum of audiobook genres. Her multilingual, multicultural framework brings a particularly unique, clear-eyed, and intimate perspective to the Asian American narratives she specializes in.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tess (Book_Voyage) on October 08, 2018

This was one of the first books in a long time that I have started and finished in the same day. It was that good! This book all starts with a Hawaiian girl named Leilani. She wants to have a sleepover and invite the Haileys, who are on her "Do Invite List." Leilani desperately wants to be a part of......more

Goodreads review by Anne on June 24, 2021

Thanks to Roaring Book Press for the ARC. I have the advance reader's edition of Wish upon a Sleepover. I finished it last night. It was a really powerful story. It was a great read, but it was sad Leilani and William's dads died. The Hailey (/Hayley/Haighley/Heighleigh/Heeley/Haylee) thing was funny......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on December 14, 2018

Leilani is obsessed with The Haileys, six popular girls at her school all named some variation of Hailey. She is convinced that by inviting them to a sleepover she will instantly be “in.” Her best friend Amber is decidedly not a fan of this plan but stays quiet as is her way. While creating her invi......more

Goodreads review by Carin on August 05, 2018

Leilani wants to have more friends. She has a best friend, Autumn, but she's out of town visiting her father every other weekend, leaving Leilani to only be able to hang out with her grandmother. There's a group of 6 girls named Hailey (some variation of spelling) in their class who are popular and......more

Goodreads review by Marian on October 03, 2018

A timely story that everyone needs to read.......more

Quotes

“Anyone who’s ever felt different from the crowd will relish this story of kids who find the magic of being their own unique selves―together.” Sundee T. Frazier, Coretta Scott King Award–winning author of Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It

“Big-hearted, fast-paced, and funny.” Kim Baker, author of Pickle

“Equal parts heartbreaking, hopeful, and hilarious. It’s impossible not to cheer for these unlikely heroes” Sara Nickerson, author of The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers, Moose & Me

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