Bestselling author Suzanne Selfors brings heart and humor to this middle grade novel about a group of misfits who find true friendship where they least expect it.
Five misfits. One magical wish.
Leilani dreams of being friends with the most popular girls in her class―the Haileys―who are always throwing awesome themed sleepovers. She devises a master plan: throw her own sleepover of the century and invite them!
When Tutu, her grandmother, accidentally mails Leilani’s invitations to the DO NOT INVITE list, the best sleepover in the history of the world becomes the worst. Instead of the Haileys, the only guests are the three kids Leilani definitely did not want to show up: the neighbor who never speaks, the girl who draws mean pictures of her, and her farting older cousin. At least her best friend, August, will be there.
Leilani and her guests decide to make Tutu’s recipe for Sleepover Soup, which requires each of them to collect one ingredient that has significant meaning in their lives. They embark on a scavenger hunt that reveals unexpected surprises. What Leilani finds is not what she wanted, but it might just be even better.
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“Anyone who’s ever felt different from the crowd will relish this story of kids who find the magic of being their own unique selves?together.”
— Sundee T. Frazier, Coretta Scott King Award–winning author of Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It
“Anyone who’s ever felt different from the crowd will relish this story of kids who find the magic of being their own unique selves―together.”
— Sundee T. Frazier, Coretta Scott King Award–winning author of Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It“Big-hearted, fast-paced, and funny.”
— Kim Baker, author of Pickle“Equal parts heartbreaking, hopeful, and hilarious. It’s impossible not to cheer for these unlikely heroes”
— Sara Nickerson, author of The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers, Moose & MeBe the first to write a review about this audiobook!
Suzanne Selfors is the author of the Imaginary Veterinary series, the Smells like Dog series, Fortune’s Magic Farm, To Catch a Mermaid, and many other titles. Her books have earned five Junior Library Guild Awards, a Washington State Book Award, a Kid’s Indie Pick, and a Scholastic Book Fair bestseller, as well as being included in Bank Street’s one-hundredth edition of Best Children’s Books, Smithsonian Magazine’s Notable Children’s Books, and Amazon’s Best Children’s Books.
Emily Woo Zeller is an artist, actor, dancer, choreographer, and voice artist who has won Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2018. She began her voice-over career by voicing animation in Asia. AudioFile magazine named her one of the Best Voices of 2013 for her work in Gulp. Other awards include the 2009 Tristen Award for Best Actress as Sally Bowles in Cabaret and the 2006 Roselyn E. Schneider Prize for Creative Achievement.