Squishy Taylor and the Bonus Sisters - by Ailsa Wild (Paperback)

About the Book

Why does Squishy have to share everything with her new stepsisters? Why is her next-door neighbor the crankiest man in the world? Why are green gummy worms the yummiest? And is there someone hiding in the basement? If anyone can solve these mysteries, Squishy Taylor can!

Book Synopsis

Meet Squishy Taylor: sneaky, cheeky ninja-detective! Squishy Taylor and her dad have just moved in with the two most annoying twin sisters EVER. But when Squishy finds a runaway boy hiding in their basement, she'll need all the help she can get!

Review Quotes

...well-written and the fast-paced narrative keeps readers engrossed. . . .Squishy's numerous shenanigans make the book an enjoyable...outing for chapter-book readers.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Funny mysteries starring the charismatic Sita, aka Squishy, and her blended family.-- "Teen Librarian Toolbox"

SQUISHY TAYLOR AND THE BONUS SISTERS focuses on sisterly bonding even though you may not share the same blood. Being stepsisters in more of a bonus rather than a punishment and I really liked that message. . . .This was an easy read and would be perfect for any sisters out there around ages 7-9. It would also teach the importance of accepting stepsiblings.-- "YA Books Central"

Wild doesn't avoid touchy topics in one of four titles launching a series starring Sita "Squishy" Taylor, who lives with her remarried father and stepfamily. . . .Though the text doesn't dwell on it, Wild creates a multicultural blended family for Squishy (readers will pick up that she's of Indian descent on her mother's side), and children's struggles with divorce and remarriage factor into the plot in other ways, too. Squishy's big personality comes through clearly in the vivid first-person narration as well as in Wood's interspersed cartoons.-- "Publishers Weekly"