Bumbling Bea by Deborah Baldwin - 5 Stars
Blurb:
Beatrice thinks she has no acting talent but that doesn’t stop her from auditioning for the annual middle school play. Easy! Except Michiko, a new girl from Japan, shows up and ruins everything! So begins Beatrice’s diabolical and hilarious plan to scare away Michiko. But Michiko has goals of her own with no plans to leave soon. Then there's that other girl who is such a blabbermouth. What's a girl to do? Plenty. A great book for those who love theater and every part of it--the good, the bad and the crazy.
ADR S&S Book Review:
Maybe we all have a Bumbling Bea inside us... Bumbling Bea is a fantastic story full of humor and important life lessons regarding friendship and the struggles that go along with finding your way through junior high, and through life. Bea is very well written with characters you can't help but fall in love with, most notably the title character herself. I know it's a book for kids, but I thoroughly enjoyed Bumbling Bea. Perhaps it's because I saw a bit of my young diva self in Beatrice. I'm looking forward to hopefully more adventures from Bea and her friends.
