Nene Award
2014 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
About This Book
On their first birthday, they learned to walk. On their fifth, they planted seeds in handmade pots. On their tenth, they learned there are some words you can never take back.
Amanda's eleventh birthday should be a happy occasion. Instead she's dressed in an itchy costume her mother picked out for her boring Hollywood-themed party. Meanwhile, across town, her ex-best friend Leo is celebrating their joint birthday with a huge bash including a hypnotist, a football star, a giant iguana, and a rock band. SO not fair!
Amanda can't wait for the day AFTER her birthday so she can stop thinking about the fight that led her and Leo to have separate parties for the first time in their lives. There's just one problem. The next day is her birthday all over again.
Amanda's eleventh birthday should be a happy occasion. Instead she's dressed in an itchy costume her mother picked out for her boring Hollywood-themed party. Meanwhile, across town, her ex-best friend Leo is celebrating their joint birthday with a huge bash including a hypnotist, a football star, a giant iguana, and a rock band. SO not fair!
Amanda can't wait for the day AFTER her birthday so she can stop thinking about the fight that led her and Leo to have separate parties for the first time in their lives. There's just one problem. The next day is her birthday all over again.
Series Placement
Awards
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2013 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Nene Award
2013 · Children's Fiction · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2012 · Intermediate · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2012 · Grades 6-8 · Winner
Sasquatch Award
2012 · Children/Young Adult · Nominee
Virginia Readers Choice Award
2012 · Elementary · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2012 · Grades 3-5 · Winner
Young Hoosier Book Award
2012 · Intermediate · Winner
Young Reader's Choice Award
2012 · Junior/Grades 4-6 · Winner
Alabama Camellia Award
2011 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
Beehive Award
2011 · Fiction · Nominee
Bluebonnet Award
2011 · Children's · Third Place
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2011 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Colorado Children's Book Award
2011 · Junior Novel · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2011 · Children's · Winner
Maine Student Book Award
2011 · Grades 4-8 · Third Place
Mark Twain Readers Award
2011 · Grades 4-6 · Third Place
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2011 · Junior Book · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2011 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2011 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
2011 · Grades 3-6 · Nominee
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2011 · Children's · Winner
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2011 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2011 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
West Virginia Children's Book Award
2011 · Children's · Second Place
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2010 · Grades 4-6 · Winner
Delaware Diamonds Award
2010 · Middle School · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2010 · Children's Book · Winner
Cybils
2009 · Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr · Finalist
