#3 Eleanor

Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake

Julie Sternberg
4.11
405 ratings 77 reviews
I did a mean thing.A very mean thing.I HATE that I did it.But I did.This is worse thancarrot juice on a cupcakeor a wasp on my pillowor a dress that’s too tight at the neck.In the third installment from the team who created Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie and Like Bug Juice on a Burger, Eleanor’s relationship with her best friend, Pearl, experiences its first growing pains. When a glamorous new student transfers to school, at first Eleanor’s excited about the possibility of a new friend. But when Pearl is assigned to be the new girl’s buddy, Eleanor fears she can’t compete. To make matters worse, Eleanor’s been chosen for the lead role in the springtime musical, which means she has to sing a solo in front of the entire school!From overcoming stage fright to having a secret crush, young readers will relate to Eleanor as she navigates the bittersweet waters of growing up.
Genres: FriendshipRealistic FictionNovel In VerseFictionPoetryJuvenileChildrensMiddle GradeChapter BooksFamily
192 Pages

Community Reviews:

5 star
158 (39%)
4 star
157 (39%)
3 star
72 (18%)
2 star
14 (3%)
1 star
4 (1%)

Readers also enjoyed

Other books by Julie Sternberg

Eleanor Series

Lists with this book

Forget Me Not
Inside Out & Back Again
Out of the Dust
Best MG Novels in Verse
117 books • 102 voters
The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe
Waiting for Unicorns
Beautiful Disaster
Glass Jar Covers
115 books • 25 voters
The Eighth Day
The Only Thing Worse Than Witches
The Blood of Olympus
Middle Grade Novels of 2014
517 books • 1151 voters
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Stuart Little
The Borrowers