Two Speckled Eggs

A birthday party sets the scene in this sweet and relatable story for anyone who's ever been the odd girl out.

It's Ginger's birthday, and she has to invite all the girls in her class to her party, including Lyla Browning. Lyla isn't like the other girls: she smells like old leaves, doesn't talk much, and once brought a tarantula to school for show-and-tell. On the day of the party, Lyla is much earlier than everyone else. But even after the others arrive, Ginger's party doesn't go quite the way she'd hoped: some of the girls change the rules to the games, and no one likes her silver and gold birthday cake -- except Lyla. By the time Lyla gives Ginger her present -- a tiny homemade nest with two delicious malted-milk eggs -- Ginger begins to wonder: is being different really such a bad thing?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/22/2014
ISBN: 9780763661687
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 10.40w x 0.60d
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Washington State Book Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/27/2014
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 128
Booklist 04/01/2014 pg. 95
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 36 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 166353 / Two Speckled Eggs
Reading Level: 3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5