Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes by Kristi Wientge (English)

Description: Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes by Kristi Wientge Twelve-year-old Alex plans to spend her summer building a treehouse with her best friend Will, but her summer seems ruined when Will experiences his first crush. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For fans of Barbara Dee and Shannon Hale, this poignant coming-of-age middle grade novel explores the ups and down of best friends, crushes, and backyard projects during a summer full of changes and possibilities.Alex has always known her best friend and next-door neighbor, Will, will be there for her. Thats just how its always been. Until a girl from the pool named Rebekah comes over to them and says hi. Suddenly, Will is changing his clothes, restyling his hair, and breaking all their summer plans and Alex is not happy about it. Every summer, she and Will come up with a new challenge. This year, its a treehouse. Now Alex is wrangling up summer jobs and keeping tabs on the new girl, hoping that in completing their treehouse, she can keep from losing her best friend and her summer from falling apart. Author Biography 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. Shes spent twelve years raising her family in her husbands 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 Khullars Mustache, Honeybees and Frenemies, and Best Friends, Bikinis, and Other Summer Catastrophes. Visit her online at KristiWientge.com. Review "This realistic story about tween emotional swings reads easily and rings true...[a]n enjoyable read about changing friendships and responsibilities." -- Kirkus Reviews"Alex navigates not only her changing friendships but also her family dynamics, with her grandfather moving on after her beloved Nanas death. The characters are well developed, and nothing in Alexs journey is easily answered. Her inner voice and turmoil ring true as Alex moves from feeling like a kid to becoming a teen. A perfect choice about the emotional in-between experience for middleschoolers." -- Booklist Review Quote "This realistic story about tween emotional swings reads easily and rings true...[a]n enjoyable read about changing friendships and responsibilities." Excerpt from Book Chapter OneCHAPTER ONE School has been out for exactly thirty-two days. Will and I have already watched a horror movie in my basement (we kept the lights on, but next time we wont chicken out--or Ill at least bring down my little brothers night-light) and finished off the extra-large pizza at Goodfellows (which barely fits between us in the back seat of the car without jabbing into our ribs), and today at the pool, the water is finally warm enough that our lips arent turning blue. Theres no new challenge for us here. The scariest thing is the high dive, and weve been jumping off that since we passed our swim test in second grade. We agreed that the pool would be a good place to come up with our next summer challenge, but so far Will is letting me make up the rules of the game and asking pointless questions like if he should get sunglasses or if his swimming shirt looks dumb. "Look around, Alex. None of the other boys are wearing one," Will says, and pulls on the shirt. Hes sitting across from me on a blow-up pool raft. The top of the raft is clear and you can see through it to the silvery bottom. It shimmers, and I half expect an answer to pop up like how it does in a Magic 8 Ball. "Who cares?" I say. Since when does Will worry about what he looks like? My foot presses against the hot concrete, and I push us out into the middle of the water for our second round of Deep-Sea Diver. The diving sticks are in a pile between Will and me on the raft. My older brother, Brian, bought the raft for us with his employee discount at Big Lots. Even though he has a job, hes a cheapskate and wouldnt spend more than $3.99 on something well use all summer. The sun hits the raft at a slight angle, reflecting right into my eyes. I swear I only squint for a second. One second feels like a forgettable moment, but things that happen in a single second might just change your whole summer. One second. Thats all it takes for Will to look away... and see Rebekah walk over. Green bikini bottoms sit low on her hips, and the top is a mix between a sports bra and a regular bra. She stops at the edge of the water, looks right at Will, and says, "Hi. Do you guys want to get ice cream?" I know Rebekah is not asking me, even though she said "you guys." Her eyes are trained on Will. Will practically jumps off the raft. "What about the dolphins?" I yell. I want to say something that only Will understands, but once I hear it out loud, I feel like a little kid. It was my idea to pretend the diving sticks are dolphins. He doesnt even turn around as he follows her to the snack bar. Rebekah does. She gives me this confused smile like shes trying to be nice. But do nice people steal your best friend when youre in the middle of a game? Ill answer that for you. No. As she turns back to Will and they make their way to the other side of the community pool, I cant hear her, but she moves her mouth to say what looks like "dolphin." Her hands turn up to the sky like she put a question mark after it. I dip my face underwater to cool my cheeks down. I should have just said "diving sticks." I squint hard at Wills back. The back Ive seen slathered in mud when we played war in the creek; that was covered in poison ivy the time we unknowingly lay in a bed of it, eating mulberries from Mrs. Bransons trees. Its a back with the right shoulder blade sticking out more than the left because of his scoliosis. I wait for Will to explain to Rebekah that Deep-Sea Diver is only the best game ever but she cant play because its our game. Instead he shrugs, and orders his usual chocolate Details ISBN1534485023 Author Kristi Wientge Pages 256 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1534485023 ISBN-13 9781534485020 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-05-17 Audience Age 8-12 Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Simon & Schuster Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 6-c jacket; special inks + emboss NZ Release Date 2022-05-17 US Release Date 2022-05-17 UK Release Date 2022-05-17 AU Release Date 2022-08-02 Alternative 9781534485037 DEWEY FIC Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135216010;

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