{"id":929,"date":"2012-02-04T22:47:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T06:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippiemommy.com\/?p=929"},"modified":"2012-02-04T22:47:56","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T06:47:56","slug":"cliques-hicks-and-ugly-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippiemommy.com\/?p=929","title":{"rendered":"Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm.amazon.com\/e\/cm?lt1=_blank&#038;bc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;fc1=000000&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;t=hippiemommy-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as4&#038;m=amazon&#038;f=ifr&#038;ref=ss_til&#038;asins=1400318262\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While browsing to see which book I might want to review next, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1400318262\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=hippiemommy-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1400318262\">Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks<\/a><\/em> by K.D. McCrite immediately caught my eye. It is the second book of &#8220;The Confessions of April Grace&#8221; series, although I didn&#8217;t realize that until I finished the book.<\/p>\n<p>The story is told by April Grace, an 11-year-old in Arkansas in 1986. April Grace is starting junior high and her world seems to be falling apart. The new school year starts and one of her best friends is now snotty and mean to her at school, boys are starting to notice her (which makes her uncomfortable), and then her parents drop the bombshell that they have a new baby on the way. The book follows April Grace&#8217;s life through the first half of her school year as she tries to adjust to all of the changes in her life.<\/p>\n<p>Reading this book was fun. I smiled at the descriptions of life in the 80&#8217;s. April Grace&#8217;s character has a great blend of innocence and spunk that translates well for the tween crowd. I think my daughter will really relate to her. I&#8217;m going to get the first book of the series and I plan on reading them aloud with my kids.<\/p>\n<p>This book is published by Thomas Nelson, but the Christian message is very subtle in it and I think it would be an appropriate book regardless of a person&#8217;s faith. The overall tone of the book is positive without being syrupy. I&#8217;d definitely recommend this book and I look forward to checking out the rest of the series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nDisclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze\u00c2\u00ae.com <http:\/\/BookSneeze\u00c2\u00ae.com> book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 16 CFR, Part 255 <http:\/\/www.access.gpo.gov\/nara\/cfr\/waisidx_03\/16cfr255_03.html> : \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While browsing to see which book I might want to review next, Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks by K.D. McCrite immediately caught my eye. It is the second book of &#8220;The Confessions of April Grace&#8221; series, although I didn&#8217;t realize that until I finished the book. 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