SO much to love about this.

*3.5 stars This was the cutest! Review to come <3

This book was so adorable and I really, really wish it had been there for me when I was a kid. From a fat main character to an entire conflict about being upset your middle school friends are growing up too much, I saw so much of my younger self in Sweet Pea. I listened to this book on audio and I loved how cheesy and fun it was. It had great representation and mindfully discussed divorce and facing the consequences of your actions, which I thought was a nice touch. Again, I just wish I'd read t...

Dear Sweet Pea sort of lies in between Dumplin' and Puddin' for me rating wise. I'm not going to lie, I was really hesitant to dive into this novella because of how I rated the first two books in this series. Now this doesn't mean I completely hated them or this one, but I am trying to find something redeemable or likable in each book. It's a bit of a struggle but I'm hoping that one day it will happen. So maybe Pumpkin can redeem this whole series for me? Who knows!So in this book, you will mee...

Sometimes simply living life is the key to giving others (and ourselves) the best advice.When Patricia "Sweet Pea" DiMarco's parents announced they were getting a divorce, she wasn't sure what to expect. But their plan to live in nearly identical houses on the same street, with only Miss Flora Mae, the town's advice columnist between them, hasn't been easy for her to deal with. That's not to mention all the problems that going to school with her ex best friend brings. Things might just be unbear...

This was absolutely precious and my heart is so dang full.TW: divorce, homophobia

Dear Sweat Pea is a wonderful middle grade novel. Though it never drops the actual word, it revolves largely around empathy; Sweet Pea's empathy, the empathy afforded toward her, and the kinds of empathy she is learning.Sweet Pea's experiences and her responses to events feel very true for her age. Navigating her parent's amicable divorce, her father's sexuality, and the difficulties of friendships, Sweet Pea is a charming main character. And I loved the slight, ever so slight, reference to the

This is fucking adorable.

Sweet Pea is a seventh grader trying to figure out life. She’s living in mirror houses since her parents divorced. They have two houses next to each other, made to be identical so the transition is easier. But life is not easier for her. She’s trying to figure out how to deal with the divorce, embrace being fat, losing her old best friend, and how to keep her new best friend, Oscar. There’s so many life changes occurring for the thirteen year old, she may need to get some advice from the town co...

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4 stars! A really sweet and heartwarming middle grade read. I highly recommend for readers of all ages!

Sweet Pea is a great character. Her parents are recently divorced but live on the same street with one neighbor between them (the eccentric Miss Flora Mae). Flora Mae has an advice column in the local paper. While Flora is away visiting a family member, she asks Sweet Pea to take care of her plants and send her the letters of those seeking advice. Flora Mae is dealing with dividing her time between two homes, trying to figure out why her ex-best friend is her ex-best friend and she really wants

I am in love with this book. I aspire to be just like Flora Mae when I'm old, minus the stuffed dead cat.

Rating: 4.5 StarsSweet Pea liked the way things were, but they wouldn't stop changing. First, she lost her best friend, Kiera, to the popular older girls. Then, her parents got divorced, and she was forced to split time between their "mirror" homes. It also seemed as though she was losing her new best friend, Oscar, because she was keeping secrets from him. Sweet Pea had all the answers for everyone else's dilemmas, but could she solve her own problems?It was love at first page for me and Sweet

4 stars

Dear Sweet Pea was such a cute read! I love Julie Murphy’s writing and I enjoyed this middle grade novel lots.Patricia ‘Sweet Pea’ DiMarco is a middle schooler who is going through a lot. Her parents are recently divorced and now her time is split between two homes. It’s an adjustment. Things are changing and she’s having to learn to deal with the changes Thankfully, she has her best friend, Oscar. But then things happen that have her keeping secrets from Oscar and everything feels like...

This is sweet. A very solid middle school book about a girl going through a divorce with two civil parents who are still friends while trying to manage her own changing friendships on the cusp of 8th grade. There is little romance in here other than small crushes which was kinda nice and refreshing. I would recommend.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️This was a cute middle grade story about a girl named Sweet Pea. Her parents have just told her they are getting divorced because her dad has recently come out as gay. Along with that her dad is moving out, but only one house down the street; The house in between is Miss Flora Mae's, the towns advice columnist. While dealing with her family troubles, Sweet Pea is also dealing with the struggles of being "the weird girl" in seventh grade. That doesn't stop her stride though, it's h

Julie Murphy's books are so heart-warming but also don't shy away from complexities and grey areas. This is a great debut into the middle grade market about a 13-year-old who has a lot of stuff going on in her life: parents' divorce, parent coming out, an ex-BFF, and an eccentric elderly neighbour who asks Sweet Pea to look after her mail for her advice column while she's gone. Sweet Pea gets herself into a wee bit of trouble. I loved this! Murphy does a great job casually integrating queer char...

SO GOOD, you all. I had high hopes for Julie Murphy's first middle grade novel because I am a huge fan of Dumplin' and Puddin'. Friends, it was everything I hoped it would be. Sweet Pea is a small town Texas girl with a lot on her plate right now. Her parents have just gotten divorced because her dad realized that he's gay. Things are heating up in the war against her former best friend who ditched her for some older, cooler, thinner? girls. And her neighbor, Miss Flora Mae the eccentric author