

Her Australian accent is spot-on, and she switches from children to adult characters flawlessly…The story’s madcap antics are pleasantly grounded by McInerney’s youthful voice.” - AudioFile “Kathleen McInerney effectively portrays the dynamics of the tween characters who make up this story. I love how the characters' flaws help them learn and ultimately change for the better." Even the 4 year old was begging to listen to the story! I just realized that it is the 3rd in a trilogy, but it stands on its own very well. My kids and I listened to the entire book on tape. "What delightful book! It's clever and funny and thought provoking. What Alyssa doesn't know is that this charmed town has something big in store for her on her 13th birthday. Alyssa thinks it's a good time to start over she'll be turning 13 after all, so she might as well make the best of it and perhaps even attempt to break out of her shell (in a non-criminal manner). In addition, her parents decide that instead of taking her on their summer trip to Madagascar to study the courtship rituals of the Bamboo Lemur, she must go stay with her aunt, uncle, and bratty cousin Emily St.

NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: 5 CDs, UnabridgedWhen Alyssa, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. "He even asked himself, ‘what do you do with the leftover hamburger?’ The answer was simple: combine the beef we use for our hamburgers with a hearty helping of vegetables, chili beans and a dash of spice.Wendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13! And by building the brand on the promise of serving fresh, never frozen beef, Dave knew his hamburgers would have a shorter shelf-life," the company says on its website. "Being a resourceful man - and a little ahead of his time - Dave Thomas inherently understood the concept of food recovery. Wendy’s says its founder Dave Thomas created the "delicious menu item that has stood the test of time and holds a special place in the hearts of customers" after many "marathon cooking sessions." MCDONALD’S CUSTOMERS STILL ‘LOVIN IT’ DESPITE PRICE HIKES The cans will be distributed in the chili sections of grocery stores and mass retailers, including select online retailers, Chicago-based Conagra said. ( David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A Wendy's fast food restaurant in Vallejo, California, US, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
