bermudaonion 's review for:

Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley
4.0

4.5 stars

Jen’s parents are divorced and she lives with her mom and her mom’s boyfriend on a farm outside the city and she’s learning how to navigate her new life. She’s nervous about starting sixth grade at a new school. She and one of her stepsisters (who’s only there on weekends) have jobs working at the haunted hayride on the farm next door. It seems that everyone is obsessed with romance except for Jen.

APPLE CRUSH is a companion book to STEPPING STONES and I really liked it. It reminds young readers to be themselves and not rush into things just because everyone else is. As always, I thought Knisley’s illustrations were top notch.