Great book! Wendy Mass did it again :0
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | 4.5 | 89334 |
Wendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13!
When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. In addition, her parents decide that instead of taking her on their summer trip to Madagascar to study the courtship rituals of the Bamboo Lemur, she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. Tara thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it and perhaps even attempt to break out of her shell (in a non-criminal manner). What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. It's not a typical birthday. But then again, nothing is Willow Falls is exactly typical!
When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. In addition, her parents decide that instead of taking her on their summer trip to Madagascar to study the courtship rituals of the Bamboo Lemur, she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. Tara thinks it's a good time to start over; she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it and perhaps even attempt to break out of her shell (in a non-criminal manner). What Tara doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. It's not a typical birthday. But then again, nothing is Willow Falls is exactly typical!
Publisher: SCHOLASTIC CHILDREN S BOOKS
ISBN-13: 9781407146843
ISBN-10: 140714684X
Published on 6/4/2015
Binding: Paperback
Book Reviews (68)
This book is really good so far. I'm only about a few chapters into it but it's great. The book is about a girl named Tara who gets punished for stealing a stuffed goat. Her parents decide that she will not be going to Madagascar with them. She will be staying with her aunt and uncle and cousin Emily.
I had read Finally first and decided to read this one next. After getting suspended from school, Tara is forced to spend the summer with her aunt Bethany, uncle Roger, and cousin Emily in Willow Falls. My favorite part was when Emily and Tara explore Roger's collectibles room.
this is a good book. but i recommend reading the other willow falls books before you rad 13 gifts. because all of the characters tie back to 13 gifts.
This book is amazing its 13 gifts by Wendy Mass it’s about this girl tara she gets suspended two weeks before summer for stealing a stuffed goat she thought was real so she has to go to her aunt bethany and and her uncle roger and cousin emily in willow falls the town her parents grew up in and she goes on this crazy adventure with her friends rory,leo,amanda and david to find these 11 items for this girl angelina D’angelo for 200$ in one month and then she finds all of the things but they were the wrong things but to keep the 200$ she has to put on a play but.. My favorite part is when they dress up as girl scouts just to get an item like that’s crazy and if you like suspenseful books or mystery books you will probably like this book and it’s also a series so i recommend reading the two book before it 11 birthdays and 12 presents.
I have read the whole series in the process of reading this one i have faith in it
i read this book and the whole series and its really good
ITS A SERIES READ THEM ALL!
read all of wendy mass's books. loved this one!
i love this book so much