The extraordinary secrets of april may and june

May is the middle child who often gets lost in the flurry and sometimes feels forgotten. Id hoped someone so outspoken about womens rights and feminism would have really awesome and feminist books, but the extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june is such basic feminism. On the outside april, may and june stephenson seem perfectly average. June is the impetuous youngest sister who just wants to be popular. Theres no manipulation or any of the chances your ya boyfriend might be a creeper signs in the extraordinary secrets of april, may and june. From the author who wrote audrey wait benway has taken writing from a teen girls point of view to a new level with the addition of superpowers. While april and may are distressed by their unruly powers, june puts hers to what she considers very good use by tapping the secrets of the popular girls.

First of all heck yeah to the oxford or serial comma in the title. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Robin benway is the acclaimed author of the national book award winner far from the tree. The extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june by robin. April can now see the future, may can make herself invisible and june can read everyones thoughts. It may be that teens hear this kind of thing at school everyday, but i feel that seeing it in print has the negative effect of legitimizing it. When april gets a vision of disaster, the girls must come together to save the dayand their. Citation formats are based on standards as of july 2010. Three sisters share a magical, unshakable bond in this witty highconcept novel from the critically acclaimed author of audrey, wait. The extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june bulk. I hugged my sisters and they fit against my sides like two jigsaw pieces that would never. You have no idea how crazy i am, i should be wearing yellow caution tape, im that bonke.

Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. April, may and june were three normal sisters, at least they thought they were until their parents divorce. It made me a bit nostalgic of my 1417 years old time. When their parents get divorced, the girls move with their mother to a new school. I hugged my sisters and they fit against my sides like two jigsaw pieces that would never fit anywhere else. The extraordinary secrets of april may and june bellsiebooks. As for my deeper level joy, what i enjoyed was that the extraordinary secrets of april, may and june by robin benwaywas a contemporary with a fantasy twist. I am hesitant to call this paranormal or fantasy, as it takes place mostly in a contemporary setting. The extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june is just that. Review of the extraordinary secrets of april, may, and. Around the time of their parents divorce, sisters april, may, and june recover special powers from childhoodpowers that come in. This is my second favourite robin benway book, and i absolutely love the relationships between these three very different sisters. Robin benway after their parents divorce, teenaged sisters april, may, and june recover special powers from childhood and use them to cope with moving to a new home and high school, but wonder if the gifts have. At the time of their parents divorce, the three sisters recover these strange and magical powers from their childhood, powers that help them cope with the hardest year of their lives.

But then april foresees something vague and frightening, and theyll have to work through their differences and issues in order to save each other. The extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june has all the same sharp, smart humor that made robin benways first book so likable. Powers that help them cope with the hardest year of their lives. Yay for sisters and all, but wow, is this book white as bread and straight as a line. Now they seem to have recovered special powers from when they were youngsters. The first being that i wanted to save audrey, wait.

When april gets a vision of disaster, the girls come together to save the day and reconcile their strained family. The extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june by robin benway. Guys, the extraordinary secrets of april, may and june by robin benway passes the healthy relationship test. One can only hope shes brewing up a sequel, because readers will surely want more of these calendar girls. April, the eldest, sees flashes of future events, may disappears when shes under stress, and june can read minds. I ordered it from amazon, and once it arrived at my house, i read it right away. Its told from multiple viewpoints all three sisters and the characters have a depth to them that comes from getting more than one persons perspective. Except for their unusual names, three sisters named april, may and june seem like normal high schoolers who have just moved to a new town. This is an adorable, wellwritten story about three sisters with superpowers. Project muse the extraordinary secrets of april, may. Three sisters share a magical, unshakeable bond in this. The extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june book. April, a highschool junior and the eldest of the three, is the overachiever, while her sister may, a sophomore, is the selfimposed outcast and june, the budding freshman, longs to be popular.

Books similar to the extraordinary secrets of april, may. May is my preferred sister because shes sassysnarky, but the other. April, the oldest and a bit of a worrier, can see the future. Benways books have been published in sixteen languages, have won international awards, and have been bestsellers in several countries.

As all of the other stresses in their lives are coming to a head, each sister discovers a strange ability. Around the time of their parents divorce, sisters april, may, and june recover special powers from childhoodpowers that come in handy navigating the hell that is. This story alternates from the points of view of each of the. Robin benway when they recover supernatural powers from their childhoods in the aftermath of their parents divorce, three sisters use their foretelling, invisibility, and mindreading abilities to tackle school. The extraordinary secrets of april, may and june, book. Riskaverse april, a highschool junior, sees the future. Now add newly realized super powers to sister rivalry and you have the fantastic and fun book the extraordinary secrets of april, may, and june by robin benway.