Mother Daughter Book Club

By Heather Vogel Frederick

Four girls. One jock, one beauty queen, one farm girl, and one reader. Hard to imagine them all coming together, right? But  Emma knew something was going on when their mothers start talking in yoga...

Each girl has their own story. Cassidy wants hockey and her father, but her mother decides it is best to move to a place without a girls hockey team. How dare she!  Megan wants her parents to stop leading her life and trying to get her into science. Megan nearly scrapes by how it is. She wishes that she could just run her own life. Emma will read just about anything in sight, but she hopes that one day, her friend will want to pay attention to her again.  Jess wants her mother back and everyone to stop calling her "Goat Girl." You don't think that they would become friends. Very unlikely, but not impossible. When their mothers start talking (all except Jess' of course), they all end up in a mother daughter book club reading "Little Women." They all pretend to dislike it, but eventually, it starts leading their life. From starting middle school to secret crushes revealed to their first dance, (not to mention the dreaded Mrs. Chadwick), the girls learn how much they really are alike.

"Nobody quite got what they wanted, but the end results not bad. Not bad at all." I really like this quote because it really sums up the book, even if the quote is closer to the middle of the book. It is like the author is giving us a hint. I really like how Frederick writes hints in her books to see if you will catch them. It is interesting how she places them in the least expectant place. 

I recommend this for all girls of any age. Anyone from my 5 year old cousin to my aunt has read it. Read it aloud, read it silent, or even listen to it. It is a funny read and very enjoyable. I easily give this book 5 stars and will read it again and again. I will read the rest of the series and will recommend it to anyone who asks. It is a really good book.