Piper Reed, Navy Brat

Piper Reed is quite the whiuppersnapper character, full of fun, teasing, sassiness and samrts. She is the middle sister of three, in a navy family that moves a lot. Her father is a chief in the navy and is gone for long stretches of time, during which the family really misses him alot. Piper must contend with beginning and ending school at times that others don't. She is constantly making and leaving friends. This hardship and the hardship of her absent father is buffered by the loving family life Piper enjoys, where each member is open, expressive, and forgiving. This is a book to be enjoed by all, perhaps esspecially by military kids or those who have recently moved or are planning to.

This 2009-2010 Bluebonnet book follows the life of Piper Reed who moves around a lot because her dad, Chief, is in the Navy. This particular story follows her family from Texas to Pensacola, Florida. She is dyslexic and that comes up a few times on the road trip to FL and at other times. She has two sisters, one is a prodigy and the little one provides comic relief, in addition to the comedic ways of Piper. We watch Piper get a dog and meet new friends and adjust to moving once again. This would be a great book to share with students that move a lot and certainly many kids can relate. Piper is always involved in some type of shenanigans which makes this a fun read.

This was a great start to a series for the younger grades. The three girls in this series are all kind of typical for younger grade series. This series, though only five books long, would give the reader something to distract them from Junie B. Jones and Gooney Bird Greene for a while.

Here is another series! These easy chapter books will keep you laughing from the beginning to the end. Piper Reed is a middle child and a navy brat which means she moves quite often. She is "full of life" and has no fear, which can get her into trouble. With every move comes an adventure and this adventure takes you to Pensacola, Florida. This book is a perfect read aloud for second graders.

When Piper's dad, a Navy Chief, is reassigned from San Diego, to "PepsiCola" Florida, Piper is off on a new adventure.

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