Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing)

from tjsjohanna

I keep reading knitting group books and thinking, "I want to be part of such a magical activity!" But like Scottie, I was reminded that it isn't the knitting, it's the relationships. Scottie finds herself becoming a part of an unlikely group of girls pulled together by their attraction to knittin...

from IzzyInTheAlley

Chicks with Sticks is yet another novel about four best friends. The story is far from ordinary though. These girls arent friends from the beginning, and the knitting scene gives it a new twist. Plus, the charactors are super fun. Although, this book got very slow and boring in the middle, once I...

from EmScape

Scottie is going through a hard time after the death of her beloved aunt. She also feels disconnected from her school friends, who are more interested in boys and clothes than she (and also have more means to afford designer things). She discovers solace in knitting and through a twist of fate, h...

from SunnySD

Scottie's insomnia is getting worse and worse. Her favorite aunt just died, her best friend since forever is making new, more popular friends, and her parents don't seem to notice she exists. On yet another sleepless night as she listens to the trains click by, she discovers a wadded up ball of y...

from lindamamak

At first I thought this was not going to be a book for my middle schoolers but thankfully I was wrong. Great fun and lots to talk about. Being different, friends, changes...