Where Triplets Go, Trouble Follows

by Michelle Poploff, Victoria Jamieson

Overview

The Divine triplets all have blue eyes, but they're not identical. Daisy plays baseball, Lily writes poems and Violet -- well, Violet's a bit on the bossy side. Still, the sisters support one another when Daisy's in a baseball slump, Violet worries about failing science and Lily's afraid to face her greatest fear. And they quickly join forces trying to uncover a super family surprise that just may lead them straight into trouble.From Divine disasters to chaos and cuddles, readers will love the triplets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780823433735
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	03/13/2015
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	96
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Michelle Poploff is a former children's book editor who has written easy readers and chapter books, including the Busy O'Brien books. She lives in New York City.

Victoria Jamieson was a book designer who now devotes most of her time to writing and illustrating children's books and graphic novels. She lives in Oregon.

What People are Saying About This

Patricia Reilly Giff

WHERE TRIPLETS GO...is a wonderful book, filled with warmth and tenderness, and loving relationships. I loved following the paths of the three sisters, each one so different, as they set about solving their problems. I was sorry when the story ended. --Patricia Reilly Giff, Two-Time Newbery Honor-Winning Author

Editorial Reviews

04/20/2015
"Violet, Lily, and Daisy Divine were triplets, but they weren't identical looking. They weren't identical thinking, either." In a series of episodes set over nine chapters, the elementary school–aged siblings spend time with their maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather (and mistakenly suspect that a romance is brewing between them), struggle with science and sports, and receive a new pet puppy they name Trouble. The narration can be old-fashioned ("All the adults began laughing. But this was no laughing matter to the triplets") and the dialogue on the sitcom-y side, but the Divines are a family worth getting to know. Jamieson's b&w spot illustrations add to the quiet comedy of this domestic drama. Ages 7–11. Illustrator's agent: Paul Rodeen, Rodeen Literary Management. (May)

Publishers Weekly

04/01/2015
Gr 2–5—Daisy, Lily, and Violet may be triplets, but the girls don't look alike and certainly don't have the same interests. They are, however, always caring and loyal. They cheer for Daisy at her baseball game, support Violet's science fair project, and encourage Lily when she has to recite her poem. Two of their favorite people are their Grandma Rose, their mother's mother, and Grandpa Dash, their father's father. The girls mistake the grandparents' camaraderie for something more, and end up with a big surprise. Jamieson's illustrations enliven the text. VERDICT An enjoyable story, but an additional purchase.—Laura Fields Eason, Parker Bennett Curry Elementary School, Bowling Green, KY

School Library Journal

2015-02-16
The Divine triplets, Lily, Daisy, and Violet, are alike in some ways and different in others, but they agree about their troublesome new puppy.This chapter book introduces the three girls: Lily, who loves to read and dares to write and recite a poem; Daisy, who loves baseball and plays even better after she gets glasses; and drama queen Violet, who makes up for her science failures with a project about the ways the three of them take after different members of their family. And then there's Grandpa Dash and Grandma Rose. The girls' habit of jumping to conclusions leads them to assume that their dad's father and mother's mother are getting married, but the big announcement turns out to be the gift of a new dog. The third-person narrative is dialogue-heavy, with amusing, age-appropriate wordplay: Violet calls a science fair project about electricity a "shocker" and uses words like "ridonculous" and "matchy-matchy." There's no sense of place and no clear indication of the girls' age; this is an episodic story of people and relationships. In the end, these characters don't come alive, and readers may find it difficult to distinguish them—just as sometimes happens to triplets in real life. Grayscale illustrations help (final art not seen). An appealing idea for a chapter book but undistinguished in execution. (Fiction. 7-9)

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