New Family Adventures 3-Book Collection - Blended Families & Growing Up, Hardcover

Navigate the complexities of blended families and new beginnings with this thoughtfully curated 3-book collection featuring beloved stories about family dynamics, friendship, and finding your place. From Patricia MacLachlan's Newbery Medal-winning classic Sarah, Plain and Tall—a timeless tale of how Sarah comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother—to Wendelin Van Draanen's thrilling The Steps, where fourteen-year-old chess whiz Ruby suspects her new stepfamily of deadly schemes to inherit the family fortune. Complete this compelling collection with Chantel Acevedo's humorous No Way Never Sisters, following two polar-opposite classmates who scheme to break up their parents' engagement before it ruins their lives forever. This handpicked selection explores the emotional landscape of social themes like abandonment, loss, love, and the challenges of merging families, perfect for young readers ages 9-12 navigating their own family changes or anyone who enjoys stories about resilience, friendship, and the complicated bonds that make us family. An ideal gift for middle grade readers who appreciate both heartwarming classics and contemporary stories with mystery, humor, and authentic characters facing real-life situations.

Combined retail value: $46.97

Includes:

• Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner (Patricia MacLachlan, Mass Market Paperbound, 112 pages)
• The Steps (Wendelin Van Draanen, Hardcover, 256 pages)
• No Way Never Sisters (Chantel Acevedo, Hardcover, 288 pages)