Niki Lenz

The Stepmom Shake-up is an entertaining middle grade read. Grace and her father have grown close, as mom passed away. Dad is the pastor of their church and busybodies begin to think the pastor needs to start dating. Grace and Bea work together to sabotage every date in hilarious ways. Grace is quite a character and had me laughing at her daring approach to avoid a stepmom. I have to say I loved the silliness between father and daughter as Team Gravy and, of course the puns. As you are reading, think about Grace and her father’s connection. Could it be better with someone who loves what they do?
Is dad really ready to date? Will Grace accept anyone for her dad to make him happy?

As it is Friday and that means Punny Friday, I need to share one of my favs from the book: “Hey, what do they call the guy who invented denim pants? A jean-ius.” (54)
Thank you for sharing your humor with the reader Niki Lens. I foresee many middle schoolers checking this one out!!
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