The Truth About 5th Grade
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Charlotte βCharliβ Wilson thought Alex Andropov would always be her best BFF in the whole wide world. From crushes to butterfly phobias to secret hidden blankies, thereβs never been a secret they couldnβt share. Charli even showed Alex the supersecret hiding spot for her diary. But when school starts and Charli learns that Alex has betrayed her by sharing her biggest, most secretest secret, she realizes that maybe her bestie isnβt so great after all.
Meanwhile, Alex has no idea what he's done wrong. He doesnβt know why Charliβs not talking to him. He has no choice (right? RIGHT?) but to take her diary and try to correct the record. Thereβs always two sides to the truthβespecially in fifth grade.
With outrageous twists, this is the perfect story for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Tapper Twins, and Invisible Emmie.
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Mark Parisi is the award-winning cartoonist of the long-running newspaper comic panel Off the Mark. Parisi has won Best Newspaper Panel Comic from the National Cartoonists Society four times and Best Greeting Cards once. More recently Parisi authored and illustrated the HarperCollins middle grade book series Marty Pants. Mark lives on the east coast of Massachusetts and is currently covered in cat hair.
Kim Tomsic was a classroom conversationalist and got in trouble (a lot!) with teachers for talking. The trouble spanned from the East Coast to the West Coast, because she was a military brat and the new girl at eight different schools. In between friendships, she discovered that a good book can be a welcomed companion. Her closest friends know that her favorite foods are ice cream, peanut M&Ms, and Li Hing Muis, and her favorite word is βpossibilities.β Kim has two grown children and now lives in Arizona with her husband and dog; The 11:11 Wish is her first middle grade novel and is followed by The 12th Candle. Visit her at kimtomsic.com or kimscritiquingcorner.blogspot.com.
