Putting her body in motion before her
brain is in gear creates a mountain of problems for 12 year-old Ginnie West.
She is certain that defending her twin brother, Toran, from the biggest bully
in sixth grade was the right thing to do. But Ginnie couldn’t be more wrong.
She quickly figures out that Toran doesn’t appreciate being rescued by a girl
any better than Pierce likes being knocked down by one. When Pierce seeks
revenge on Ginnie, Toran sets aside his anger and helps her plot a playback prank
at Pierce’s house.
Sadly, Ginnie learns that Pierce has a reason for being a bully when she sees
his dad drop him to the floor like a ragdoll with one awful blow to the chest.
Realizing he's a boy in big trouble, Ginnie switches gears and decides to be
his ally, even if he won’t let her be his friend.
My Review:
Trouble
Blows West (Ginnie West
Adventures #2)
Overall
Rating ***** Stars
This is
for ages around 10 to 12. I would let my son who is 12 read this book. It was
amazing! I was so glad I join the blog tour, so I had a chance to read this
book. The author is amazing and I love reading her books. Ginnie West is a 12
year old girl, who well likes to get into troubles. Ginnie’s brother is being
bullied at school, and Ginnie doesn’t like that. She wants to protect her
brother. I think this touch a great thing. Bullying is so bad now days, and
Ginnie shows that she is against it.
I can’t
wait to read more of this series. Thank you for writing a wonderful story. It
was amazing, and very well written. Super fast-paced.
TROUBLE BLOWS
WEST:
SNIPPET # 1
A hush fell over the
school cafeteria.
Ginnie West looked up just in time to see trouble brewing in
the form of the biggest bully in sixth grade.
Pierce Owens stomped his way toward her twin brother, his
face twisted with fury. “Toran West, you’re toast!”
Swallowing hard, Ginnie knew this day would not end well.
She jumped to her feet, her blonde braids thumping her back. “Go away, Pierce!”
Toran pushed his chair away from the rectangular table.
“Ginnie, let me handle this.”
“No way!” Ginnie’s whole body tensed as she glared at
Pierce. “Toran isn’t going to fight with you.”
Heads swiveled left and right.
Pierce glowered angrily, his eyes forming slits. “I was
right. And you’re going to pay, West!”
Toran stood, shaking his head like an Etch-A-Sketch. “What
are you talking about?”
Her twin’s stick-thin frame next to Pierce’s taller and
rounder body reminded Ginnie of the number ten, with the ‘0’ being overly round
and out of proportion to the ‘1’.
The thought made her giggle.
Pierce shot her a warning glare and then poked his finger in
Toran’s chest.
“Hey! Keep your hands to yourself!” Ginnie demanded.
Pierce poked Toran again.
Toran backed up.
Pierce leaned forward. “You cheated and made me look stupid!
Pierce Owens doesn’t let nobody make him look stupid.”
“Too late. Nobody has to help
you look stupid!” Ginnie said, going around the table to join her brother,
heart pounding. “You’re so stupid you think a quarterback is a refund.”
Toran’s eyes widened. Half of their friends laughed. The
other half dropped their jaws in stunned horror.
Concern wormed its way into Ginnie’s belly as she realized
too late that taking on Pierce wasn’t the smartest thing she’d ever done.
Austin Chandler scrambled to Toran’s other side. “Move back,
Pierce!”
Oh, good.
Austin has my back. We’ve got this.
The Three Musketeers ride again. Ginnie
smiled at Austin with more confidence than she felt and then turned back to
Pierce. “You heard him, move it.”
Pierce ignored Austin, then scowled at Ginnie. “You’re not
part of this!”
“I am now.” Ginnie
put herself squarely between Toran and harm’s way. “You mess with my brother …
you mess with me.” Pierce towered over her, but that didn’t matter. No one was
flattening Toran under her watch.
“Stop!” Toran demanded, grabbing her arm. “I’ve got this.”
She shrugged off her brother’s hand. “Not happening.”
Pierce reached around Ginnie and yanked Toran’s midnight
blue polo shirtsleeve.
Ginnie didn’t waste a second. She snatched at Pierce’s hand,
then sideswiped her foot behind his, shoving him with her forearm as hard as
she could. He hit the floor with a thud.
A warm, happy feeling rushed over her as the room erupted in
a mixture of thundering applause and mocking laughter.
Pierce blinked. Confusion colored his face. It was obvious
he didn’t expect that attack, and certainly not from a girl.
He scrambled to his feet, growing taller and more menacing.
Ginnie readied for the expected punch, hoping it
wouldn’t hurt too much. No way was she gonna let Pierce make her cry
Twelve-year-old BFF’s Ginnie and
Tillie, want to be sisters. Tillie's divorced mom plus Ginnie's widowed dad
could equal a lifetime of round-the-clock girl talk and slumber parties. Too
bad Dad vowed to never marry again. Ginnie and Tillie form a secret club. They
come up with the perfect mission to change his mind: ‘Operation Secret
Sisters’.
Before long, Tillie seems happier about gaining a dad than a sister. Ginnie suspects Tillie has turned ‘Operation Secret Sisters’ into a scam called ‘Operation Steal My Dad.’ Things get more complicated when Ginnie stumbles across her real mom’s hidden journals. Ginnie can finally get to know the mother she doesn’t remember and Dad doesn’t talk about.
When Dad discovers she has the journals, he takes them away. Ginnie needs to figure out what the big mystery is before her relationship with her father and her best friend are ruined forever.
Before long, Tillie seems happier about gaining a dad than a sister. Ginnie suspects Tillie has turned ‘Operation Secret Sisters’ into a scam called ‘Operation Steal My Dad.’ Things get more complicated when Ginnie stumbles across her real mom’s hidden journals. Ginnie can finally get to know the mother she doesn’t remember and Dad doesn’t talk about.
When Dad discovers she has the journals, he takes them away. Ginnie needs to figure out what the big mystery is before her relationship with her father and her best friend are ruined forever.
My Review:
The Secret Sisters Club: A Ginnie West Adventure (Ginnie West
Adventures #1)
Overall Rating ***** Stars
WOW!!!! This is the first book I’ve read from this author
and it is so good. It is cute and it reminds me of the series I read when I was
around 12 years old. I wish these books were around when I was growing up. I
was quite intrigued. I told my son he needs to read these book. I LOVE Ginnie,
she is such a firecracker. She is funny and very loveable. This seems like a
great series for middle school kids. I love the little mystery in this story,
it had me turning pages to find out what happens. Tilly is Ginnie’s best friend
and they so want to be sisters. This is a book I would recommend. I can’t wait
to read more of this series. I will definitely tell my son’s English teacher
about these books. Great job Monique. Can’t wait to read more. Pure Genius!
THE
SECRET SISTERS CLUB:
SNIPPET
#1
Tillie slipped into the hen house
the next morning just as Ginnie finished gathering the eggs.
“You’re late today. I’m done in
here.”
“Sorry,
Mom’s car wouldn’t start. We had to get a jump.” Tillie rushed through the explanation
so fast Ginnie had to let the words go through her mind again to understand
what her friend had said. “Mom said she’d come go-carting with us tomorrow, so
how are we gonna further our mission for OSS?”
Ginnie
shrugged. “I dunno, I hadn’t thought about it.”
Tillie put
her hands on her hips. “Why not?”
“Calm your
pickles, Tillie. You were there yesterday when Daddy asked me if you should be
my triplet.” Ginnie rolled her eyes and smiled. “That means OSS’ll work.”
Tillie
slid her hands down her jeans. “Sorry, it’s all I’ve been thinking about.”
“No prob.
Here.” Ginnie handed her one of the two wire egg baskets and opened the bottom
half of the door. “What are you so worried about? You practically live here
anyway.”
Tillie
followed Ginnie out of the hen house and stopped. “Do you think when your dad
marries my mom, he’ll adopt me? So I can be Tillie West and not Tillie Taylor
anymore?”
Ginnie
shrugged. “I guess so. If you want him to.”
“I do
want him to.” Tillie locked her eyes on Ginnie’s. “More than anything.” The
urgency in her voice sent goose pimples across Ginnie’s arms.
Author Bio:
When Monique Bucheger isn’t writing, you can
find her playing taxi driver to one or more of her children, plotting her next
novel, scrapbooking, or being the “Mamarazzi” at any number of child-oriented
events. Even though she realizes there will never be enough hours in any given
day, Monique tries very hard to enjoy
the journey that is her life.
She shares it with a terrific husband, her
dozen children, an adorable granddaughter, a son-in-law, three cats, and
many real and imaginary friends. She is the author of several books and plans
to write many more. You can find more about Monique and her works at:
Monique Bucheger (author of The Ginnie West
Adventure Books)
I'm so glad you are enjoying my series enough to share it with others. :) Thanks for being a part of my blog b tour. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome!!! It was really good!!! I wish I had a series like this when I was growing up!! I def will be reading more of this series!!! <3
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