Lula Bell on Geekdom, Freakdom, & the Challenges of Bad Hair

by C.C. Payne

Overview

While Lula Bell Bonner tries desperately to fit in by not standing out, her wise and irrepressible Grandma Bernice says: Let your light shine! It's Grandma Bernice who provides the joy that balances Lula Bell’s difficult school life, but when this balance is upended, when Kali Keele turns up the heat on her cruel teasing, and when the talent show—that she should NEVER have signed up for—is about to happen, how in the world can Lula Bell cope?

This funny, heartfelt novel exploring friendship, family, and forgiveness, introduces an unforgettable hero, lost in the wilderness of 5th grade, searching for her own shining light.

The author of Lula Bell has donated this book to the Worldreader program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477810965
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	08/09/2016
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

C.C. Payne’s debut novel, Something to Sing About, received a starred, boxed review in Booklist and was chosen a Booklist Top Ten Book for 2008. She lives in Kentucky.

Editorial Reviews

…Lula is an amazingly real character that young readers will instantly identify with. Who, after all, hasn’t had a bad hair day, feared performing, or been teased mercilessly by classmates? Readers will laugh, cringe and cry in turn as Lula navigates life with and without her beloved grandmother. An excellent book with a southern flair…Tweens will find much to enjoy in Lula’s trials, tribulations and eventual successes.” —Children’s Literature

“Lula Bell’s voice is fresh and funny, full of quips and asides that add sparks of energy to her observations about the frustrations of busy parents, embarrassing elders, and social hierarchies. Her winning, upbeat narration secures empathy from the start, and when her grandmother dies readers will be invested in Lula Bell’s grief and recovery, which moves at a realistically patient pace. Lula Bell is flawed enough for most readers to really relate to, so they will forgive her outbursts of anger and aggression as she comes to realize what it means to have and to be a real friend.” —Karen Coats, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

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