Honeybees and Frenemies - by Kristi Wientge (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> Twelve-year-old Flor faces problems at home while spending a summer working at her parents' store, partnering with former friend Candice for a pageant, and volunteering with a reclusive beekeeper. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b>Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey in this "sweet and satisfying read about friendship, sisterhood, and change" (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>).</b> <p/>It's the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family's mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when she's asked to compete in the local honey pageant. This means Flor has to spend the summer practicing her talent (recorder) and volunteering (helping a recluse bee-keeper) with <i>Candice</i>, her former friend who's still bitter about losing the pageant crown to Flor when they were in second grade. And she can't say no. <p/>Then there's the possibility that Flor and her family are leaving to move in with her mom's family in New Jersey. And with how much her mom and dad have been fighting lately, is it possible that her dad may not join them? Flor can't let that happen. She has a lot of work to do. <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "A sweet and satisfying read about friendship, sisterhood, and change."-- "Kirkus Reviews" </br></br>"Flor's struggles with the complexities of friendship and family are realistic and relatable in this engaging coming-of-age journey."-- "Publishers Weekly" </br></br>"Wientge captures the essence of middle-grade friendships, as well as changing family dynamics, in this honey-sweet summer read."-- "Booklist Online Exlcusive" </br></br>"Wientge has created spirted, realistic characters that readers will root for and identify with. . . .Readers will enjoy this satisfying tale while learning about bees and complicated friendships."-- "School Library Journal" <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> 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. She's spent twelve years raising her family in her husband's home country of Singapore, where she spends her days taking her four kids to school, Punjabi lessons, and music. 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 <i>Karma Khullar's Mustache</i> and <i>Honeybees and Frenemies</i>. <p/>Jorey Hurley studied art history at Princeton, received her law degree at Stanford, and studied design at FIT. She worked as a textile designer for Hable Construction in New York City and is now based in San Francisco, where she lives with her husband and their two small children. <i>Nest</i>, her debut, was called "stunning" in a starred review from <i>School Library Journal</i>. <i>Fetch</i>, her second book, was called a "delight" by <i>Publishers Weekly </i>in a starred review. She is also the author of <i>Every Color Soup</i>. Visit her at JoreyHurley.com.
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