And so it was every night as I read Finallyby Wendy Mass to my 8 year-old daughter. She and I are lying on her bed, howling with laughter, tears running down our faces. "My husband smiles as he hears the ruckus coming from my daughter’s room. It includes having her ears pierced and getting a pet and a cell phone-but each of her birthday wishes is turning out to be less fun (and much funnier to readers!) than she'd planned." "Jersey author Wendy Mass tells a sweetly funny tale of Rory Swenson, a gifl with overprotective parents who's been keeping a list of all the things she wants to do when she "Finally" turns 12. Rory’s life will officially begin!įun, funny, and full of surprises, this is a story about wanting to finally grow up, even when the universe seems to be telling you to wait.įINALLY is nominated for the 2011 Children's Choice Book Award!įinally is proud to be on the Spring 2010 Kid's Indie Next List - "Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers".Ģ013 Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey)Ģ013 Magnolia Children's Choice Award (Mississippi) Whenever Rory asks her parents for something, they always say, “When you’re twelve, when you’re twelve, when you’re twelve.” Well, in exactly 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 52 seconds, it will finally happen. Rory Swenson has been waiting her whole life to turn twelve. Buy the Book: Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, IndieBound, Audible
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