![]() When Violet overlooks her invitation, and believes she’s been snubbed, she sets out to sabotage Kate’s party. The bouncy protagonist, Kate, designs her party with a pirate theme, and is persuaded by her mother to invite the entire class, even Violet, whose interests are clothes, one-upmanship, and gossip. Wishinsky’s story is the most likely to appeal to young readers as it treats an important concern in their lives: birthday party diplomacy. All the plots, however, will seem stale to anyone older than eight. ![]() All three stories move breezily and strike the right balance between accessibility and stimulation. The first batch includes: one strong historical offering, The Birthday Girl, by Jean Little, reminiscent in its homey details of Little House on the Prairie one likeable alien fantasy, Down the Chimney with Googol and Googolplex, by Nelly Kazenbroot and one contemporary story, A Noodle Up Your Nose, by Frieda Wishinsky. ![]() ![]() How will Orca distinguish its new series of chapter books, Orca Echoes, in a market glutted with fiction for beginning readers? Perhaps by providing a variety of genres. ![]()
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