Battle of Darcy Lane

It is summertime, and twelve-year-old Julia Richards cannot stand the anticipation. Everyone on Darcy Lane seems to be holding their breath waiting for the cicadas to emerge, but what Julia and her best friend, Taylor, want is some real excitement. Which arrives in the form of a new neighbor named Alyssa, who introduces a ball game called Russia . . . and an unwelcome level of BFF rivalry. Suddenly nothing stands unchallenged-not Julia's friendships, her crush, or her independence. But while Julia realizes that she cannot control all the changes in her life, she hangs onto the hope that everything will go in her favor if she can just win one magnificent showdown. Acclaimed author Tara Altebrando's middle-grade debut features a voice that is true to the adolescent experience, where everything is felt acutely in a whirlwind of all-or-nothing emotion.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Running Press Kids
Published: 04/22/2014
ISBN: 9780762449484
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.00d
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/24/2014
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2014
School Library Journal 03/01/2014 pg. 132
Foreword 02/27/2014
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 98
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2014 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 495
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 171073 / Battle of Darcy Lane
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5