Fetch Mustaches For Maddie Illustrated By Chad Morris Distributed As Publication

is a normal twelveyearold girl, Well, except for the fake mustaches she carries in her pocket, She likes to make people laugh and slapping on a mustache, especially a fuzzy pink or neon green one, always gets a smile, Maddie hopes that the class queen, Cassie, will find her mustaches as funny as she does and want to play with her at recess, She's been selfconscious lately because her right arm only feels normal when it's curled against her chest and she's constantly tripping over her feet, But that's probably just part of growing up and not something weird, right

When Maddie's arm continues to bother her, her parents take her to a doctor who gives them a shocking diagnosis: the cause of the abnormal behavior of her limbs is a brain tumor and she must have surgery to remove it.
She's understandably afraid as he describes the procedure, but knows she must find a way to be brave and must face her fearsall of themat the hospital, at home and at school.


She will need all of her courage not only to face her illness, but also to face Cassie at school, Both Cassie and Maddie are auditioning for the same role in the school play, but when Cassie accuses Maddie of lying about her tumor in order to get attention, Cassie's bossiness turns into bullying.


And as Maddie's surgery approaches, she begins to worry more and more about the outcome, What if something goes

wrong What if the doctors don't get all the tumor out of her brain What will happen to her family What will happen to her

It will take all of Maddie's vibrant imagination, a lot of kindnessboth given and receivedand of course, the perfect mustache to overcome the tough stuff ahead of her.
It's been another tough week in the world, There is so much loss and devastation swirling around, So much hurt, injustice and evil, It can sometimes feel so overwhelming, That's why books like this are important, I think, They serve as a reminder that while there are hard things, there are good things too, We can be the good things for other people, We can make a difference, however small, through kindness and compassion for other people, I want to quote a small part of the afterwords in this book, written by Maddie herself,

"We don't always realize what trials other people are going through, Sometimes it takes courage to be kind to some people, But we need to always stick up for what's right, You can do it. Anytime, anywhere, you can have compassion, Everybody needs a friend and that friend can be you, "

If only everyone believed this and acted on it,

Compassion: a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering,

This book is perfectly suited for middle grade readers, It's also perfect to be read aloud to younger children, It provides so many great opportunities to talk with your children, grandchildren, students, etc, about kindness and how to deal with situations and people that are hard to understand, I think one of the most important lessons we can teach our children is how to be kind, Compassion matters.

While this book is a work of fiction, it is based on a true story, I LOVE the cover!!! I love Maddie's love for mustaches and how infectious it became for those around her, I loved that each chapter of this book had a different kind of mustache, It made me smile. This book brought back a bit of hope for me this week, renewed my belief that there is good in this world and that I need to work even harder to make sure I'm a part of that good.


My thanks to the publisher, Shadow Mountain, for providing a copy of this book for me, Aww Mustaches for Maddie is such a sweet book, Even though it's meant for middle grade/elementary I still enjoyed it a lot, There are a lot of good lessons to be learned from this book, I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone! I am not a reader per se, Prior toI had probably read one book a year, But I have a friend who is an avid reader and writer and has a book coming out next year and so I've been participating in some of the events leading up to that release.
That some how put me on the list to receive an advanced copy of this book, Middle grade lit isn't my thing I just finished Hamilton and the book after this is Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, Not middle school genre at all,
So imagine how pleasantly surprised I was with this book, There were times I was laughing out loud, There is a whole chapter that made me cry, There was one chapter that made me so mad at ayear old girl, I haven't been that mad at a character since Umbridge made Harry write in his own blood, And Umbridge was an adult, But ooh did I just get furious with thisyear old,
This was a great book with believable characters and amazing descriptions and great imagination, And like all kid lit books it came with a moral lesson, But really it was just a great book to read,.

Wow, this book just blew me away, I definitely didnt expect to love it as much as I did, Maddie has such an incredible imagination and is so quirky, but I just loved it, It all took me back to my elementary school days and the DRAMA is so inconsequential, but it seems so big at the time, All of the characters were so vivid and dynamic and I just LOVED every, single. second of it. It gave me all the feels, like I actually teared up, I honestly liked it more than Wonder R, J. Palacio because it was just so unique, The fact that it was based on a true story made it even better, Read it! Even though its a juvenile book, it has so many life lessons, Like reinstating the fact that potatoes are the best food on the whole planet, Haha, just kidding, but stillit was seriously fantastic and itd be impossible to be disappointed, English/Spanish
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ENGLISH
This is one of the best books I've read this year, I won a copy of the ARC when I was at the NYC Bokcon, I didn't know what the book was about, but the cover was pretty and the tittle intrigued me,

I certainly wasn't expecting a "basedonareallifestory" book, but I enjoyed every single page,

Maddie's story is not only interesting, but also really funny, The book is narrated by Maddie herself and her overflowing imagination, She presents an contradictory personality that bounces between "I want to be popular and friends with the class queen" and "I wan't to be funny and make people laugh even if sometimes they say I'm weird.
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It's an easy to read book, full of lessons and laughter, Maddie keeps the reader at the edge of the seat with every aspect of her life,

There're a few details I didn't like, but all in all, I loved the book,



SPANISH

Basada en un caso real, la historia de Maddie es interesante, Nuestra protagonista tiene una personalidad que resalta entre el montón, Presenta la contradicción de querer ser aceptada por el grupo de chicas de su clase, pero al mismo tiempo se esfuerza por hacer notar sus peculiaridades,

El resto de los personajes me han parecido bastante estereotipados, pero supongo que los chicos DE VERDAD son así acá en USA, Tenemos a la chica popular, a sus seguidoras, al chico lindo que le gusta a todas, a la chica nueva que es ignorada, etc, Nada demasiado elaborado. El tema es que todos estos compañeros de escuela son ficticios, así que me queda la duda sobre qué tan poca imaginación tuvieron los autores o si acaso en todas las escuelas los chicos se dividen de verdad así.
No es un punto negativo, pero le ha quitado cierto “toque” al libro,

La historia en sí me gustó, Por momentos es un poco lenta, pero Maddie se encarga de que nunca nos aburramos, Incluso las escenas más densas y tediosas son chistosas gracias a su imaginación, El final me dejó un gusto amargo en la boca, Es raro. Es un final abierto, pero con un “sobre la obra” final que te cuenta qué ocurrió en la vida real de Maddie, Creo que deberían haber escogido una mejor escena final,

Estoy segura que es una historia que formará parte de mi topde mejores lecturas del año,

Cuándo sale a la venta Saldrá en inglés para octubre de este año y NO SÉ si lo vayan a publicar en español o no.
Sin embargo, se los recomiendo, Si saben aunque sea un poquito de inglés, les encantará, No es complicado y el vocabulario es muy básico piensen que lo narra una nena así que cualquier que sepa lo básico del inglés podrá entenderlo.
Créanme, vale la pena,

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