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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2011
Gr 4–7—Nine-year-old Pearl Littlefield always seems to be saying and doing the wrong thing. Consequently her older sister ignores her, or worse, hangs a "no Pearl allowed" sign on her bedroom door. Pearl wants very badly for Lexie to include her in her life and comes up with 10 rules to help her not to annoy her sibling. She finds that when she tries to follow them, she and Lexie get along better. When the girls' grandfather comes to live with them, Pe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2011
Pearl, nine, has just been locked out of big-sis Lexie's bedroom—again—for failure to adhere to thirteen-year-old Lexie's "no more underwear visits" policy. Pearl, bored, enlists her first-grader best friend and down-the-hall neighbor, Justine, to lure Lexie out of her room, allowing Pearl to yell "Boo!" and scare Lexie silly. That's the kind of relationship these sisters have. Then the unthinkable happens: their grandfather moves in, so the girls must share a room....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
When their grandfather, Daddy Bo, moves in, Pearl (nine) and Lexie (thirteen) must share a room. Pearl knows she can be ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More