Stella Batts Needs a New Name
written by Courtney Sheinmel
Available here from Sleeping Bear Press
"Meet Stella Batts. She's in third grade, she wants to be a writer, and her parents own a wonderful candy shop. Life should be good, right? Well, it would be if only she didn't have to deal with a pesky five-year-old sister who copies her every move or Joshua, a mean boy at school, who teases her about her name (he calls her Smella).
In this early chapter book series, the ups and downs of Stella's life are charmingly chronicled. In Book 1, Stella Batts Needs a New Name, Stella decides that if she changes her name, Joshua will have nothing to tease her about. But that's not as easy as it sounds."
Stella Batts: Hair today, Gone Tomorrow
written by Courtney Sheinmel
Available here from Sleeping Bear Press
"One of the best things about having parents who own a candy store is getting to be an official taste-tester. When her dad brings home Magical Glow-in-the-Dark Chewing Gum, Stella can t wait to try it out especially since her younger sister is already blowing bubbles and making magic-gum wishes that come true. Except the gum seems to bring Stella bad luck. First she can't even blow a bubble, then she falls asleep chewing a piece of gum that ends up wadded in her hair, resulting in a drastic haircut. And now her best friend, Willa, announces she s moving clear across the country! It's hard to believe in any kind of magic when stuff like this happens. But Stella knows that when the going gets tough, the tough get going and that s exactly what she plans to do."
Stella Batts: Pardon Me
written by Courtney Sheinmel
Available July 2012