1. #2: Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks
    K.D. McCrite
    Thomas Nelson / 2011 / Trade Paperback
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    4.8 out of 5 stars for #2: Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks. View reviews of this product. 9 Reviews
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  1. Lala
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Awesome!
    December 24, 2012
    Lala
    Age: 18-24
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I love April Grace and she comes back in the second novel with as much humor and smarts as she did in the first book! In this novel however things get pretty serious with her mother's pregnancy and the baby! My heart went out to April Grace and Myra Sue because I knew things would be okay, but I didn't know how bad it was going to get! Overall, it was a great read and I'm definitely looking forward to the third book!
  2. emmylou585
    Indiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A must read for teenagers!!
    May 6, 2012
    emmylou585
    Indiana
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was written for Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks - eBook.
    Clicks, Hicks and Ugly Sticks (Thomas Nelson, 2011) written by KD McCrite is the second in a series of books about April Grace. I have not read the first book but was able to pick up the story line from the very beginning. As you read the opening lines you learn that Isabel St. James is a recovering hypochondriac. She once thought she had hoof-and-mouth disease just because she skittered through the barnyard while the cows were there waiting to be milked.

    The more I read the story, the more I wanted to learn more about 11-year-old April Grace who obviously must live on a farm. In the first chapter we learn so much about her--not just age, family, hair color--but that she tells things in her very own way like it really is and in a funny way.

    In the story we learn that April must move in with her sister, Myra Sue, to give up her room for Isabel (the drama queen) and Ian St. James. Her sister is trailing after dumb ol' Isabel like she's the best thing since sliced bread. If that's not bad enough, April's starting Junior High and discovering how friends can really change over the summer, and not in a good way. Then her mother is not herself and starts being grouchy all the time. And then there's a boy at school who keeps looking at her. How is she supposed to deal with that situation when she has to spend so much time helping Isabel and Myra Sue?

    I decided to read this book because I have a daughter who I think could relate to this story. It is a book that she will want to read from beginning to end.

    I would highly recommend this book to teenagers as well as women who would love a have a chuckle now and then and related April Grace to their life when they were her age.

    I was given permission from Thomas Nelson to review this book and give an honest opinion. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. I can't wait to go back and read the first book and then hopefully the rest of the books in the April Grace series.
  3. Jelly Fish
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A great book for both young girls and adults!
    March 18, 2012
    Jelly Fish
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Cliques, Hicks, and Ugly Sticks is the second book in the Confessions of April Grace series by K.D. McCrite. This book is all about April Grace Riley and how she helps put together the church play, the new clique at school "the Lotties", her Grandma's boyfriend, and doing Algebra.

    I enjoyed reading this book and the first book, too! I got the first book, "In Front of God and Everybody" at a conference, so I was excited when I found out that I could review the second one. This is a hilarious book, because of April Grace's sense of humor with her confessions! One of my favorite parts was when April Grace accidentally leaves all of her school books at her house when she leaves for school.

    This is a great book, and it is enjoyable for both young girls and adults. I definitely recommend reading it!

    BookSneeze® has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book.
  4. shannon
    midwest
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    we love April Grace (great books for tweens!)
    January 1, 2012
    shannon
    midwest
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    LOVED it! I loved the first April Grace book I read and this book was just as great if not better. April Grace is such a great likable character. I love this series of book for tweens. Tween girls need a lot more books like this. Books that show life is not all roses but that family is always there for you, even if they drive you batty sometimes. This book is such a great book that shows it is hard growing up and navigating that new path into tween dom. If you have a tween girl go to your library or bookstore and grab Cliques, Hicks and Ugly Sticks while your there grab the first one In Front of God and Everyone

    thank you booksneeze for allowing me to review this ebook. I enjoyed it a lot and glad to have it for my tween! :)
  5. simplyraising8
    Michigan
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Megan And I made a great memory reading this
    December 26, 2011
    simplyraising8
    Michigan
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book brought laughter and tears to My Daughter (10) and I when we read it to each other. It is set in the 80's and middle school. The town feels a lot like the one I grew up in small, Church on Sunday and country like. April Grace lives with her mom and dad and has one older sister. As if life is not already complicated enough with the changes that come with middle school, Live in houseguests and a Grandma that has a few too many suitors, April's mom becomes pregnant. The live in who does not believe in god becomes the director of the church play while April's mom is on bed rest and it makes quite an interesting story. Read this story with your Daughter and it is sure not to disappoint you. This is part of a series and I cannot wait for the next one. The book gave lots of opportunity for discussion with my daughter about how she felt when I became pregnant, what it's like at school at her age and many other things. Megan thought that the grandma having so many men she was dating was a bad addition to the story but I thought it showed the reality of grandparents dating after divorce or the death of a spouse. We cannot wait to read the next in the series and wish we had not missed the first.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have express in my reviews are my own. They are based on mine and/or my children's reactions to the book. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255 : "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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