The Elinormal Saga The Adventures of Elinor Malcolm

by Moore, Kate McCarroll

• ISBN13: 9781952536410
• ISBN10: 1952536413
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-09-01
• Publisher: Cross Your Fingers

Summary

Perfect for middle grade summer reading lists and Mother/Daughter book clubs.

"Beautifully written" - Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic gold medalist and New York Times best-selling author

"Highly recommended" - Penny Warner, author of the Agatha Award-winning Code Busters Club series

"The perfect books for Mother/Daughter Book Clubs!" - Liz Epstein, founder of Literary Masters

Eleven-year-old Elinor Malcolm just wants to be normal. Lonely, she goes in search of her best self and a best friend.

In Elinormal, her bossy mom threatens to sue if Elinor is not granted a spot in a prestigious ballet academy. The problem is, Elinor has no interest in ballet. While sitting out the first class in an area park she meets Indira who helps her realize that she is a capable and kind individual. Elinor opens up and makes a friend at school who enjoys all the same things she does. The people in her life finally converge-secret identities are revealed, and Elinor has an epiphany about the nature of relationships and the power of love.

In New Girl: The Further Adventures of Elinormal, Elinor is ready for the first day of seventh grade when a last-minute phone call turns her world upside down. She misses the first week of school and when she gets back she's called "the new girl" even though she's not. Elinor quickly learns that people are complicated and relationships take work. Lots of work. As she discovers who she is, who she wants to be, and what she wants most in life, she struggles to balance friendships, both old and new, while also unraveling her mother's mysterious past.

Both of these delightful books explore the complexity of friendships, the reality of disappointments, and the trouble with secrets.

Author Biography

Kate McCarroll Moore has a background in education and was the director of curriculum and instruction for a large school district. She facilitates book groups with middle school girls, teaches online writing courses, and is a book coach for a non-profit organization that connects low-income families with high quality books. The Poet Laureate for the City of San Ramón, California for three terms, Moore strongly believes in the power of poetry to transform lives.

Table of Contents

Contents Part I 1 Prelude 2 Barre Belles 3 First Position 4 Good News/Bad News 5 Second Position 6 Human Tree 7 Journey 8 Warrior Stance 9 Unschooled 10 Gathering Walk 11 Family Dinner 12 Tiny Dancer 13 Changes 14 Book-A-Look 15 Highlights 16 Out of the Box 17 Sing Song 18 The Best Laid Plans 19 Stony Silence 20 Darkness/Dreams Part 2 21 Dancing Tree 22 The Gift 23 What’ s in a Name? 24 Bless You 25 Action Plan 26 The Cat’ s Out of the Bag 27 Not So Random Acts 28 Sidewalk Story 29 Stachybotrys Chartarum 30 Penpals, Friends, and Deathly Quiet 31 Easy/Messy/Exciting 32 Searching 33 Help! 34 A New Leaf 35 Word Nerds 36 Shenanigans 37 Morality Play 38 Seventeen Syllables 39 Healing Hearts 40 I AM E.M. 41 Normal Book 2 - New Girl: The Further Adventures of Elinormal

1          Nightmare 1

2          Darkness, Darkness 5

3          Another Tree Girl 11

4          Guilty 18

5          Hey, New Girl! 24

6          Whatever Happened to Marsha Frisbie? 28

7          It’s Madonna 33

8          Let the Weekend Begin! 37

9          Pink 39

10        Reunion 44

11        Love Story 51

12        Snark 54

13        Hide-and-Seek 57

14        Glue 62

15        Tree of Life 66

16        It’s All in How You Say It 71

17        Tea and Sympathy 75

18        Lovemore 79

 

 

19        Loveless 84

20        Puzzle Pieces 89

21        Sayonara 96

22        Eureka! 102

23        Click 106

24        All the News That’s Fit to Print 112

25        Irony 115

26        The Plot Thickens 119

27        Luna 123

28        Rescued 127

29        Courage 132

30        The Taming of the Shrew 136

31        Heat of the Moment 139

32        Inspiration 142

33        Teamwork 146