<p>Seventeen-year-old Julie Nigelson is cursed. So is her entire family. And it's not just any-old-regular curse, either-it's strangely connected to the famous "Curse of the Billy Goat" on the Chicago Cubs. Julie must figure out this mystery while her uncle lies in a coma and her entire love life is in ruins: her boyfriend Gus is pressuring her to have sex, while her best friend Matt is growing more attractive to her all the time. Somehow, Julie must figure out how to save her uncle, her family's future, and her own love life-and time is running out!</p>

Caught Between Two Curses

Children's Books

Dill, Margo L.

Sports & Outdoors

Rocking Horse Publishing

<p>1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi: Is there a cheater in the Vicksburg baking championship?While the War Between the States rages on and her father and brother fight with the Confederate Army, 13-year-old Anna Green must help her ma do the one thing she hates the most-bake a cake. Anna would rather write in her journal, but it's the day of the town baking championship. The blue ribbon brings a much-needed cash prize for Anna's family. When mean, old Mrs. Franklin comes knocking and suspiciously pulls Ma away on an urgent errand, Anna must step in and bake a scrumptious chocolate cake with little help from her 6-year-old sister and no help from her 11-year-old brother.What happens when the judges taste Anna's cake? Will the Greens take home the first-place prize again this year? Or is there a cheater in the baking championship?Join your favorite American Civil War family in this historical fiction chapter book perfect for middle-grade readers. Anna and the Baking Championship shows readers everyday life before Vicksburg was under siege. This is a prequel to Finding My Place: One Girl's Strength in Vicksburg.Like all the books in the American Civil War Adventure series, Anna and the Baking Championship has discussion questions for parents or teachers to use with kids. These questions could also be used to start discussions if this book is used as a kids' book club book. Plus an author's note about some real historical facts is included at the end.</p>

Anna and the Baking Championship: American Civil War Adventure Prequel

Literature & Fiction

Editor 911 Books

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