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Gr 3–5—Sophie Hartley is about to reach her all-important double-digit birthday. When she decides she wants a baby gorilla for her present, she researches how to care for it and starts planning and plotting. When her busy parents pay more attention to her brother getting a car for his 16th birthday, and her 13-year-old sister m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Impulsive, big-hearted, prone-to-enthusiasms middle-child Sophie Hartley is back in another lively chapter book full of humor, believable family dynamics, and characters who think and talk like real people. For Sophie's "double-digit" birthday (she's turning ten), she wants a special present, something she's longed for all her life: a pet. A baby gorilla, in fact. Things get a little out of hand when Sophie's impetuous announcement to best friends Alice and Jenna that her...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

For Sophie's "double-digit" birthday, she wants a special pet: a baby gorilla. Things get out of hand when she an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Stephanie Greene presents a realistic and convincing family dynamic and a believable school setting. The characters come alive through sharp dialogue and funny moments. Sophie is a likable protagonist. About to turn ten, she is both excited about her “double digit” birthday and hesitant about ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More