Mia and her best friend
are in charge of selling chocolate roses for the sale at school. The grade that
sells the most chocolate roses gets to win a special “lock in” as a reward.
When Mia’s older sister was in middle school she won, and Mia wants to win too.
Mia knows that only a handful of kids in her grade will actually receive roses,
as the popular kids usually get them all. It doesn’t seem fair! Mia thinks
it would be a nice idea if more people had their faces light up when the roses
get delivered, so she takes things into her own hands. In secret, she creates
messages for 25 roses (which she buys) and signs them from “an admirer”. What
she expects is smiles and happiness, which she definitely sees when people
unexpectedly get a rose. Since the roses she sent aren’t signed, everyone is
trying to figure out the mystery, making guesses at who likes them. Mia hadn’t anticipated all the boy girl drama
the roses would cause, especially for her and her best friends. Meanwhile
someone's leaving roses for Mia, and the messages are making her worried. Who is
leaving roses for Mia? Will the drama between the boys and the girls end? Will
everyone find out what Mia did? Will Mia
and her friends win the lock in? One thing is for sure, matchmaking isn’t as
easy as it looks!
25 Roses by Stephanie Faris is the first book I've read by this author. I think this is a book that will appeal to girls in grades four and up. Girls who are starting to have crushes on boys will be able to understand the drama going on at Mia’s school. I like that Mia is kind and spends a lot of the book trying to make others smile. I love the idea of brightening up other people’s days with a chocolate rose, and the fact that Mia is nice enough to want more kids to receive roses. I know from experience that sometimes people misunderstand our reasons for doing things, so I worried for Mia at different points in the book. The middle school scene seemed very realistic to me, and I think kids will be able to connect with Mia and relate to the situation at her school.
Has anyone else read 25 Roses? Or have you read another book
by Stephanie Faris? We’d love to hear your thoughts.
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