The Mother Daughter Book Club - Books 2 & 3

MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK CLUB SERIES

By: Heather Vogel Fredrick

 MUCH ADO ABOUT ANNE

BOOK 2

FIRST SENTENCE

“What are you girls up to out there?”

SUMMARY
from goodreads

This year the mothers have a big surprise in store for Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan.  They’ve invited snooty Becca Chadwick and her mother to join the book club!

But there are bigger problems when Jess finds out her family may have to give up Half Moon Farm.  In a year filled with skating parties, a disastrous mother-daughter camping trip, and a high-stakes fashion show, the girls realize that it’s only through working together - Becca included - that thy can save Half Moon Farm.

DEAR PEN PAL

BOOK 3

FIRST SENTENCE

“What’s this?” I ask, picking up a letter that’s lying in the middle of my plate and scooching my chair closer to the table.”

SUMMARY

from book flap

Could the book club break up? When Jess is offered an anonymous scholarship to a prestigious boarding school, she’s not sure that leaving home - and her friends - is what she wants to do. Meanwhile Megan’s grandmother comes for a long visit and turns everything in the Wong household upside down; Emma crusades against her middle school new uniforms; and Cassidy finds there’s a big change ahead for her family.

Inspired by Jess’s unexpected opportunity, the book club decides to read Daddy-Long-Legs, and there’s an added twist this year when they become pen pals with girls in a book club in Wyoming. There’s plenty to write about, from a prank filled slumber party to a not-so-secret puppy and even a surprise first kiss.

REVIEW

It’s no secret that I loved the first book in The Mother Daughter Book Club series.  You can read my review (with a perfect score to match) here.  Now I will gush about how much I loved the next two books. 

I enjoyed reading about Emma, Jess, Cassidy, and Megan during their seventh and eighth grade years at school.  With the addition of stuck-up Becca, there is plenty of drama to go around.

Much Ado About Anne is based on the classic Anne of Green Gables.   In this book, the girls are trying to save Jess’s family’s farm, Half Moon Farm.  Emma grows in confidence, Jess worries about the farm, Cassidy struggles to accept her mom’s new boyfriend, and Megan designs new fashions while being pulled away by Becca.  There is even a glamorous fashion show with beautiful outfits – hello Girlie Meter!

Dear Pen Pal is based on Daddy-Long-Legs.  In this book, everything is a mess and everyone’s life seems to be in turmoil. I like how Frederick takes on real-life issues.  The biggest change has to do with Jess, who is sent to off to a boarding school, and the girls realize just how strong their friendship is. 

An additional cast of characters are introduced when the girls become pen pals with a book club in Wyoming.  They have more in common than they ever expected. 

What is in store for the book club next?  I am reading Book 4, Pies and Prejudice, to find out!

RATING

5        Plot

5        Characters

5        Attention Grabbing

5        Girlie Meter

5        Ending

25      TOTAL

5        STARS