Starla Jean Takes the Cake

Written by Elana K. Arnold

Book #2 in the Starla Jean Series

Hardcover

$14.99

$13.98

5 - 7

Reading age

Page count

1,470

Word count

~348L

Lexile measure

Apr 5, 2022

Publication date

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What's This Book About

Publisher Summary

Printz Honor winner and National Book Award Finalist Elana K. Arnold is back with Starla Jean Takes The Cake, an irresistible story of a girl, her chicken, and a few new friends, superbly illustrated by A. N. Kang. It’s Willa’s first birthday – a day that doesn’t come along…every day. In fact, it only comes once and Starla Jean is going to make the best out of it for her baby sister. How? A party! All she has to do is: -decorate-keep Opal Egg entertained-get ingredients for a cake-try to get Opal Egg to lay an egg-invite guests-come on, Opal Egg! How hard is it to lay an egg? You’re a chicken!-bake the cake-Give Willa the best first birthday party ever! But, in typical Starla Jean fashion, a few surprises are waiting to derail the determined girl… but could they be…good surprises?

What Kind of Book is Starla Jean Takes the Cake

Topics

birds birthdays cats chickens holidays siblings parties family sisters pancakes human-animal relationships social themes new experiences friendship gardens pets

Genres

funny and humorous fiction

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The Creative Behind the Book

Author

Elana K. Arnold

Elana K. Arnold writes books for and about children and teens. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing/fiction from the University of California, Davis, where she has taught creative writing and adolescent literature. She is a frequent speaker at schools, libraries, and writers’ conferences. She is the author of several acclaimed young adult novels including the Printz Honor book Damsel and National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made of, as well as her picture books What Riley Wore and An Ordinary Day. Currently, Elana is the caretaker of seven pets, only two of which have fur. She lives in Huntington Beach, California.