Serena Says (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062936974)

Award-winning author Tanita S. Davis delivers a heartwarming and humorous middle grade tale about a young Black girl who finds her own voice through vlogging and learns to speak out. Perfect for fans for Sharon M. Draper and Lisa Greenwald.

JC shines like a 4th of July sparkler. She has the best ideas, the biggest, funniest laugh, and the party starts when she arrives. Serena St. John is proud to be known as her best friend.

Everything changes when JC returns from the hospital with a new kidney--and a new best friend. Out of the spotlight of JC's friendship, suddenly things aren't quite so sparkly in Serena's world.

Lonely Serena works on perfecting her vlogs, hoping to earn a shot at becoming a classroom reporter. If she can be smart and funny on video, why can't she manage that in real life? If only she could always pause, edit, or delete conversations. It would be so much easier to say the right thing at the right time . . . instead of not saying what she should, or, even worse, blurting out a secret that wasn't hers to share.

Life doesn't have a pause button--but as Serena discovers her voice through vlogging, she learns that she's not just there to reflect JC's light--she's fully capable of shining on her own.

Author: Tanita S. Davis
ISBN-10: 0062936972
ISBN-13: 9780062936974
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Language: English
Published: 11/03/2020
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511694 / Serena Says


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2020
Publishers Weekly 10/05/2020
School Library Journal 11/01/2020 pg. 58
Booklist 11/01/2020 pg. 64
Shelf Awareness 12/04/2020
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2021 pg. 101
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average