The Double-digit Club

In Marion Dane Bauer's 'The Double-Digit Club,' nine-year-old Sarah is on the cusp of a summer filled with social challenges. Her best friend, Paige, is turning ten and is invited to join an exclusive 'Double-Digit Club' that shuns younger girls, leaving Sarah feeling left out and questioning their 'last, best, and only friends' pact. As Sarah navigates this shifting friendship, she also forms an unexpected bond with an elderly blind neighbor, learning valuable lessons about empathy, kindness, and self-reliance. This chapter book is perfect for children aged 7-10 who are grappling with the complexities of peer relationships, social exclusion, and finding their own identity amidst changing friendships.

Nine-year-old Sarah is excited about summer vacation, but she faces unexpected crises when her best friend Paige becomes old enough to join a local girls' clique, and when she makes choices which affect her relationship with an elderly blind neighbor. This summer nine-year-old Sarah is dreading the first day of summer vacation. It will be her best friend's birthday, and stuck-up Valerie Miller will ask Paige to join her silly Double-Digit Club, a group that ignores girls who are not ten yet. If Paige says yes, Sarah will have no friends for the whole summer because her birthday isn't until the end of August. Even though Sarah and Paige have promised to be "last, best, and only friends," Sarah is not sure Paige will be able to pass up the chance to be accepted by the most popular girls in school. In this heartfelt novel, a girl discovers the meaning of true and honest friendship and learns to face the future as a wiser and more open person