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Children's Fiction School & Education

The Genius Hour Project

by (author) Leanne Shirtliffe

Publisher
Thistledown Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2024
Category
School & Education, Friendship, Parents
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771872577
    Publish Date
    Aug 2024
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781771872645
    Publish Date
    Aug 2024
    List Price
    $9.99

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 8 to 13
  • Grade: 3 to 8

Description

Eleven-year-old Frazzy is mostly coping with not quite fitting in at school, until all the good stuff in her life goes haywire.

Frazzy likes to chat her way through her school day, distracting her best friend Mel while secretly eyeing the boy she has a crush on -- all without attracting any more attention from Jake the bully. When her teacher springs a yearlong assignment on her class called The Genius Hour Project, Frazzy sees it as her ticket to "normal-ville." By choosing "the most boring topic ever," she tries to please everyone except herself -- with disastrous results. Meanwhile, Frazzy's BFF might be moving to a different school, and Frazzy's dad, just when she needs him most, disappears into a major depression.

How can Frazzy be true to her own quirky self and survive all the challenges that life is throwing at her? That's the question at the heart of The Genius Hour Project.

About the author

Leanne Shirtliffe is an award-winning humor writer. She writes for the Huffington Post, Nickelodeon's humor site NickMom.com, and authored the book Don't Lick the Mini Van (Skyhorse 2013). When she's not stopping her children from licking frozen flagpoles, Leanne teaches English to teenagers. You can read more about her misadventures at IronicMom.com. She currently lives in Calgary, Alberta.

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Editorial Reviews

"Frazzy has a chatty and distinctive voice, and doesn't mind laughing at herself. Her class at Riverview Elementary and Middle School is made up of goofs and weirdos. Her homelife is a stew of music, laughter, and popcorn. What's not to like?" -- Richard Scrimger, author of Weerdest Day Ever! and Downside Up

"Zany, heartfelt and bubbling with creativity, The Genius Hour Project delivers its charming story right to the heart." -- Arthur Slade, author of The Hunchback Assignments and Dust.

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