I gave this book four stars, which is a lot for me. i tend to rate low. It's about a girl who was born on the same day as this boy, and they have always celebrated their birthdays together for years. This year (turning 11) they have a fight and don't. The day after their birthday, it is their birthday again. and again. and again. Sounds kind of weird, but i really liked it!!!

Review by: Tessa McCorkell 11 Birthdays 1. What did you think the book was about?This book is about forgiveness, friendship and traditions. Leo fitzpatrick and Amanda Ellerby were born on the same day and celebrate it together every year. But on their 10th they got into a fight that lasted a whole year. When a curse is thrust upon them they must work out their differences and find a way out! 2. Did you feel that the book fulfilled your expectations? Were you disappointed?It definitely fulfilled

I would have liked a little more excitement and more dramatic "mystery" behind the Groundhog's Day Effect, but this was a pleasant and harmless book with good messages about how to be a friend.

Reviewed by Allison Fraclose for TeensReadToo.comOn the day that Amanda Ellerby and Leo Fitzpatrick were born, a mysterious woman with a birthmark shaped like a duck told their parents that the two newborns would grow up to be the best of friends, and that they should always celebrate their birthdays together. Through a fluke, one year later, both sets of parents booked the same location for their child's first birthday, and Amanda and Leo took to each other so much that celebrating their birthd...

Read this in 4th grade, and I remember being pretty damn proud of myself for reading a more, "Big kid" book. Yeah, I wasn't much of a reader till a few years ago:)

3 1/2 stars. Genres are intertwined here--realistic fiction with a twist of fantasy. Leo and Amanda, born on the same day, have celebrated every birthday together until this year—their 11th. The two had a falling out during their 10th birthday celebration and they have not spoken for a year. Separate birthday parties are planned for the first time in their lives, but then weird things start to happen. Amanda and Leo get stuck in time and their 11th birthday keeps repeating until…A quick read tha...

11 Birthdays is the best book ever. It is about two very close best friends since birth (literally). They also had the same birthdays and are the same ages. Their names are Amanda and Leo. They've always had a birthday party together until Amanda overhears Leo talking about her during their 10th birthday. Amanda promised herself never to have a party with him again. But this time Leo is having a great party. He has football star, a hypnotist, a giant iguana and a rock band! Amanda only has 15 pe...

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I decided to read this book with the awesome cover on it because it reminded me of my favourite childhood series, and that which inspired my love of reading, Kristy's Great Idea. The Scholastic vibe drew me in, and I thought it would be a nice change. The book wasn't even on my GR shelves but somehow found it on my physical shelf. It disappointed me. A Freaky Friday premise that was a little flat for me. Best friends end up being stuck on the same day, and funnily enough, one of the kids had a '...

"Then put your little hand in mine. There ain't no hill or mountain we can't climb..." I remember watching Groundhog Day over and over again when I was younger. That scene when the alarm clock would chime Sunny and Cher at 6:00 on the dot always cracked me up. The possibilities of reliving the same day without any repercussions was such an amazing concept. That is a major segment of 11 Birthdays's premise. Amanda and her best friend Leo, live in a charming, magical town called Willow Falls. O

Wendy Mass writes highly enjoyable realistic fiction with a fantasy twist. The characters are well developed and the 11-year-old friendships and dramas are true to life.There’s a great message about the need to resolve disagreements and heal grudges—even among 11-year-olds—before you can move on. The story has the poignancy of that 90s movie ‘Groundhog Day’, for a much younger audience.For girls who need a friendship story this is a fun, easy read.

1/17/13I am currently reading 11 birthdays by Wendy Mass. This book is about a girl named Amanda and a boy named Leo. They always have their birthdays together. But from what happened at Amanda's and Leo's 10th birthday, they're definitely not having their 11th birthday together. While Amanda is trying to plan her party she is also trying to get her back handspring down to make gymnastics tryouts. But her best friend Stephanie is putting way to much pressure on her to make the gymnastics team. B...

Great book for tweens. It encourages them to be true to themselves and to make choices based on their interests and talents not on what will make them popular. My daughter loved it. I think boys will be put off by the cover. However, there is a boy character that I think many of them could relate to.

A fun and unique book rooted in the power of friendship.I absolutely loved the time loop aspect of this book. It was such an enjoyable concept and it never got dull or predictable despite the fact that the same things kept happening just slightly differently.The friendship really shined thanks to the great dynamics between the protagonist Amanda and the main character Leo. Throughout the book I couldn’t figure out if their friendship was perhaps more than friendship. Considering they were only 1...

What I learned from this book?I learned you can solve any problem if you put your mind to it.11 Birthdays is a fiction story about a girl who repeats her eleventh birthday eleven times. The narrator of this book is a girl named Amanda. Everything goes wrong right from the beginning, her best friend Leo and her are in a huge fight and there birthdays are on the same day. On the first day Amanda has a horrible birthday. When she woke up something was not right, she thought her family was playing a...

I loved it! At first it seemed really boring but after a few chapters it got to where i couldn't put the book down it was so interesting. Its about these two kids that have the same birthday. They had always had their birthday parties together. But then the boy says something really mean on their 10th birthday that the girl overheard. So they didn't talk to each other for a whole year. Then when its their 11th birthday the day keeps repeating over and over again. But only they notice it. IT IS T...

🎀 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙤/𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞 𝙖𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬--why the frick frack why i obsessed with these books when i was young? they were so preppy ughit's so... millennial...5 minute crafts...facebook wedding invitation...

Leo and Amanda have been sharing their birthdays since the first one. After a fight during their 10th birthday they don't speak for a year and end up having seperate birthdays for their eleventh. But, when they wake up the moring after the parties they realize it's their birthday again!! They have to relive the day over and over again until they get it right and become friends again. Kind of like Groundhog Day. I thought this one was really good and well written. It's a great story of friendship...

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass is a solid tween read. It feels very authentic and I particularly appreciated the pop culture references. I loved the inclusion of the Groundhog Day elements, but I also appreciated that it works as a good contemporary as well. I wish I could have had the opportunity to read this when I actually was the age of the main character or even just a little younger.

Very cute middle grade book!