Book Review by Abby H.

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

Format: Print

Parmalee library: Yes 

Reviewed by: Abby H.

This amazing book, written by Wendy Mass, is about two kids who are about to turn eleven. Since they were born in the same hospital,on the day, the two children, Amanda and Leo, have had all of their birthdays together. Why? When the two families met on that cold January afternoon, they were not alone. An old woman named Angelina told them that they should have all their birthdays together. They were never intending to do this, but when the place they were having their parties was double-booked, and the other family was Leo's, they decided this couldn't be coincedetial. For the next nine years, they spent their birthdays together, until something Leo says at their tenth birthday party, causes to two to ignore eachother for the next year. On their eleventh bithday, they don't have their party together for the first time. And this causes a bit of a problem. The day continues to repeat, over and over. Will it ever stop? Somehow this conflict is a repeat of an event that happened over 100 years ago, and Angelina has something to do with both. Because nothing happens in the small town of Willow Falls, that Angelina doesn't have something to do with. And nothing that Angelina has to do with is ordinary.