Thank You Lucky Stars
Author: Beverly Donofrio
Desc: It’s the first day of fifth grade and Ally is psyched. She and her best friend Betsy are in the same class and have already planned on singing in the annual talent show together. But it’s not long before she sees that Betsy has made a new best friend and Ally is no longer on her radar screen. Not to mention that the weird new kid Tina has glommed on to Ally. In this phenomenally accurate and readable portrayal of the trials and tribulations of fifth grade readers will watch a quirky sensitive and extraordinarily likeable girl try to survive. Narrated in Ally’s distinctive first person voice Thank You Lucky Stars beautifully illustrates that it is possible to be unpopular individualistic nice and still have fun.