Middle sister Stevie considers herself to be the singer of the family, which is why she's thrilled to find out the school play is going to be a musical! But if she wants to try out, she'll have to go up against the drama queen herself—big sister Alex—for the starring role. Alex can't believe she's being betrayed by her own sister! Stevie doesn't even like acting that much. Sure, Alex would prefer a more refined play, like Romeo and Juliet, but a true actress should be able to do comedy as well as tragedy, right? And now, to make things even worse, little sister Joey has been traumatized after learning Beth's fate in Little Women. Can the Sisters Club survive all the drama? Best-selling author of the Judy Moody series Megan McDonald continues her charming Sisters Club series with Rule of Three. Narrators Suzy Jackson, Michal Friedman, and Jessica Almasy capture each sister's personality to a T.
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- ISBN: 9781449838355
- File size: 127638 KB
- Duration: 04:25:54
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School Library Journal
January 1, 2011
Gr 4-6-Stevie, her older sister Alex, and younger sister Joey believe that things are better when they come in threes. When Stevie and Alex audition for the lead in the school musical "Once Upon a Mattress," their competition complicates life for all three sisters. Alex, an actress with a passion for all things Shakespeare, may unwittingly have ruined her sister's chance at the lead role. Stevie, who sings like no one else, will enjoy the music but not the acting. Her baking reflects her feelings ("Don't-Bug-Me-I'm Baking" cupcakes or the "I-Burnt-My-Sister's-Hair-and-Feel-Bad" cupcakes) and saves her mother's television show. When Joey can pull herself away from her beloved Little Women, she devises a princess test with many small things to put under Alex's and Stevie's mattresses. Alex plays the lead but has to cut her damaged hair, and Joey gives her ponytail to Locks of Love. Stevie cuts her hair short too, so all ends well. Megan McDonald's second book (Candlewick, 2009) in the series features Stevie as the principal narrator, while Alex's scripts and Joey's lists give a quirky dimension to their ups and downs. Suzy Jackson, Michal Friedman, and Jessica Almasy voice the sisters, making them believable girls with tons of talent and even more heart. Fans of Jeanne Birdsall's Penderwicks series will find much to enjoy in the girls' relationships with each other and their humorous efforts to find their own places in their world.-Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN
Copyright 2011 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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