Growing Up Beth [Hardcover]

Meet 9-year-old Beth, a no-nonsense truth-teller with five brothers and laugh-out-loud childhood stories.

Debut author Beth York draws on her childhood to tell relatable short stories full of love, family, and laughter. An illustrated, fast-paced chapter-book that 6-9-year-olds will enjoy!

9-year-old Beth marches to her own beat and her family falls right in, from her stern-but-loving mother to her take-no-nonsense stepfather, Bob, to her five boisterious brothers!

Through fast-paced, episodic, and illustrated chapters, young readers will be pulled along with Beth's large family through Beth's everyday life full of love, family, and lots of laughter.

A new and welcomed chapter book heroine to sit alongside Sara Pennypacker's Clementine and Debbi Michiko Florence's Jasmine Toguchi!Imagine being the only sister in a household with five brothers. Such is Beth’s lot, but not to worry. The independent and outspoken 10-year-old gives as good as she gets in this early chapter debut. Author York looks to her own youth as she brings together a set of short, episodic tales that share the ups and downs of life in a large, blended family. Peppered with playful, expressive grayscale drawings accented with blue, this collection of loosely connected chapters shares everyday experiences that will resonate with and entertain readers who are new to the chapter-book format. The stories involve common touch points, such as getting hand-me-down clothes, going on a field trip, delivering newspapers, and getting stung by a wasp. Readers will enjoy diving into Beth’s adventures and see her as a sister in fun. A good addition for libraries where Barbara Park’s Junie B. Jones and Sara Pennypacker’s Clementine are popular, this will please readers who are partial to spunky protagonists.
—BooklilÓ!