Fortune Tellers

Author

Lisa Greenwald

Publication Date

May 07, 2024

Genre / Grade Band

- / 6^th − 7^th

Hardcover

Description

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets That's So Raven in bestselling author Lisa Greenwald's charming middle grade novel about three recently separated best friends who discover the paper fortune tellers they made in third grade are the key to staying close through middle school.

What if your fortunes really came true?

Once upon a time, Millie, Nora, and Bea were best friends who loved slumber parties, exploring their Manhattan neighborhood, and making fortune tellers with their Magic Markers. Now, in the summer before seventh grade, they haven't spoken in over a year--thanks to a big fight, the pandemic shutting down their school, and each girl moving away for different reasons. The girls routinely check each other's social media, but none of them can muster the courage to reach out, even if they might want to.

Then their long-ago paper fortune tellers start popping up in the most unexpected places. The fortunes carry some eerily accurate wisdom for each girl: Your future is hidden in your past. Hold on to the memories. Go back to where you started. Could this be the push the girls need to reconnect and reunite? Or is the gap between them too wide to mend?

Publication date

May 07, 2024

Classification

Page Count

ISBN-13

9780063255852

Lexile Measure

Guided Reading Level

Publisher

Katherine Tegen Books

Series

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Friendship
Friendship in children
Best friends
Middle school students
Fortune-telling

Kirkus

Tears and cheers abound in this endearing take on friendship.

ALA/Booklist

A realistic look at situations everyday kids might have to live with, and a sweet story about perspective and making things right with people, as well as finding ways to use your creativity and interests for the good of a community.

Lisa Greenwald

Lisa Greenwald lives in New York City with her husband and two young daughters. She loves sunglasses, reading, the beach, and sushi. She is the author of beloved series such as the TBH series, the Friendship List, and the Pink & Green series. Visit her at www.lisagreenwald.com.

Galia Bernstein was born and raised in Israel. Today, she is a full-time illustrator and author who also works in textile design and ceramics.Her debut author/illustrated picture book, I AM A CAT, was published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2018, received 3 star reviews, and was translated into 15 languages.Her second picture book, LEYLA, was published May 2019, with a starred review from PW, was named as a Summer 2019 Selection by the Junior Library Guild and was translated to 6 languages.Galia lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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