Fiona Rosenbloom

The title kind of captures it all, and if you had a bat mitzvah, this book is rather frighteningly accurate -- the worrying about whether you'll look good enough to impress your crush, the competition with other girls about which boy likes you, the parents acting like they're planning for a White House state dinner, etc. On the whole, not a bad YA book -- I read it in about an hour and a half while I was waiting for my husband to get out of surgery (I read a bound galley, which is why my show more "date I read" date is before the pub date). show less

Stacy and Lydia return from summer camp, stoked about their new fashion look and looking forward to sharing it with best friend Kelly as well as getting an in with The Chicas, a trio of “it” girls at school. But life doesn’t go as planned: their fashion look is all wrong, Kelly alone seems to have been fully accepted into The Chicas’ fold, and worse, Stacy and Lydia have been snubbed for invitations to Eben’s bar mitzvah, the party of the year. They scheme to get invites to the show more party by recreating good times with Kelly, brownnosing The Chicas, and finally, outright crashing the party with socially disastrous results. At Yom Kippur, Stacy realizes that just because people don’t like you doesn’t mean you’re unlikable. Practicing being a good friend and being herself are more important. show less

Hilarious.! Stacy's little brother is getting beat up at school, her parent's separation has devastated her mother, and her big crush and her best friend are awfully cozy. Stacy's on her own, with three mitzvah's to perform before the biggest day of her life - her bat mitzvah.
This was a little predictable, but by the end I was laughing out loud. And it's nice to have a good tween Jewish main character. I'd give this to Princess Diary fans, or girls looking for funny stories.

This was a fun little book that was entertaining and easy to read. The main character can be a little annoying because of her extreme lack of maturity, but the book is well-written and the younger brother adds some needed humor. There is a good message included and a happy ending.