About This Book
This chapter book follows fourteen-year-old Rosie as her life takes a significant turn when her mother and her best friend's father decide to form a new family. Rosie and her best friend, who now live together, must learn to navigate the complexities of their new blended family, including adjusting to new roles, sharing space, and understanding each other's feelings. The story thoughtfully explores the emotional work involved in adapting to changing family dynamics, offering a relatable perspective on divorce, remarriage, and the challenges and joys of creating a new home. It is ideal for middle-grade readers grappling with similar family transitions.
At fourteen, Rosie, her mother, her best friend, and her best friend's father form a new family unit and find it takes a lot of work to make a family in a world of changing relationships.
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Discussion Prompts
1
How does Rosie feel about her new family at the beginning of the book, and how do her feelings change by the end?
2
What are some of the biggest challenges Rosie and her best friend face when they become a blended family?
3
How do the adults in the story help Rosie and her friend adjust, and what could they have done differently?
4
What does the title 'It's an Aardvark-Eat-Turtle World' mean in the context of the story?
5
Have you ever experienced a big change in your family or friendships? How did you handle it?
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