Zoe in Wonderland
Book description
Zoe Reindeer has a very big imagination, but in real life she considers herself 'just Zoe1 - not measuring up to her too perfect older sister and her smarty pants little brother. Truthfully, though, she'd rather just blend in with the plants at the family business, Doc Reindeer's Exotic Plant…
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I love the first-person narration in this book. It is believable and beautifully expressed. I also love the main character, Zoe’s, wonderful view of the world. I saw my younger self mirrored in her.
Like Zoe, I used my imagination to experience adventure. While alone, I found peace and security beneath the thick branches of trees. As a preteen, I felt ugly and weird and misunderstood more times than not. And like her, when someone came along who did understand and who also saw the world through a similar lens, how I rejoiced, but oh, how I grieved when that…
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Editor's Pick, BookLife by Publishers Weekly.
Gold Medal, 2023 Mom's Choice Awards.
Gold Medal, 2023 Readers' Favorite Awards.
First Place, 2023 Gertrude Warner Middle Grade Awards.
I’m pretty sure I’m about to die in space. And I just turned twelve and a half.
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