Hedge Over Heels: A Wish Novel
By (Author) Elise McMullen-Ciotti
Scholastic US
Scholastic US
1st November 2022
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits
FIC
Paperback
272
Width 132mm, Height 191mm, Spine 18mm
204g
Fall hedge over heels for this story of first crushes, friendship drama, and prickly pets!
Rayna is used to being the new kid at school. But that doesn't mean she wants to make new friends! Why bother when the military will only reassign her mom again soon anyway No, the only friend Rayna wants is a furry, four-legged one.
But instead of the dog she's been dreaming of, what Rayna gets is a hedgehog named Spike who is as prickly and emo as she is. Worse, Rayna's mom insists she enter Spike in a pet talent show to get to know some kids her age, including a very cute boy named Nick. Only Spike doesn't want to hang out or show off any more than Rayna does. Will Rayna curl herself into a ball and hide, or will she and Spike take a chance a new pack of friends
Elise McMullen-Ciotti is an author, children's book editor, and food scholar with NYU Steinhardt's Food Studies master's program. She is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation and grew up in Texas. Today, she lives in New York City with her husband, a large personal library, and an open kitchen.