Welcome to Sherbet ...
For seven years, bad luck has followed Ivy around like a dog on a leash. Her father disappeared, her mother is a washed-up beauty-pageant winner, and now Ivy and her mother have moved into a ramshackle house on Gumm Street. Ivy's new neighbors - bookish Pru, stuck-up Cat, and wannabe adventurer Franny - are worse than unfriendly. But then a mysterious pair of ruby red slippers turn up, and the four girls are swept away ... not to OZ, but to the jaw-droppingly strange lands of SPOZ, and SPUDZ, and OOZE, pursued by the fashionably mad Cha-Cha Staccato, who bears a frightening resemblance to a certain wicked witch ....
Join us on Gumm Street as the girls begin their adventure one summer, the summer Ivy and her mother move to town, the weather in Sherbet goes wonky and the Jinx doesn't leave.
Gumm Street Girls: My Review
This was a light, fun adventure romp with the girls who live on Gumm Street suitable for girls probably 8-10 and up. There are a few "scary" scenes, but nothing too terrifying so perfectly appropriate for this age. The writing style borrow a little from Lemony Snicket - departing from the story to talk directly to the audience - and the plot is heavily influenced by the Wizard of Oz, the book not the movie. Makes a great tie-in for a next book to read if your child hasn't already discovered the wonders of Baum. Probably not a great story choice for a boy since Fred the dog is the only male main character, but definitely a great "read-aloud" book.The author, Elise Primavera, is also the illustrator and her pen and ink drawings are rough and more sketch-like than full blown drawings. They complement the story, though, adding a little more chaos into the mix.
The Secret Order Of The Gumm Street Girls
The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls
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Gumm Street Girls: The Characters
- Class: Tuna-on-Rye, moving to Bacon-Lettuce-and-Tomato
- Favorite food: Hot dogs with Mustard and Relish
- Favorite book: The Wizard of Oz
- Never leaves home without: Safety kit
- Favorite Safety Tip: "In the case of shark bite, roof collapse, mudslide, earthquake, shipwreck, gastrointestinal disturbances far from bathrooms, or any similar emergency situations, 99.99% of all successful outcomes depend on doing one thing: Staying Calm!"
- Unique talent: Her cautious nature
- Class: Liverwurst
- Favorite food: Pizza with extra cheese
- Favorite candy: Jelly Squirtz (You can never have enough candy.)
- Never leaves home without: A bag of cookies
- Favorite quote: "Adventure is worthwhile in itself." -Amelia Earhardt
- Favorite spot to hang out: Lookout tower at the top of her "wedding cake" house
- Unique talent: Her great ideas (Cartwheel Class and Zombie Spray)
- Class: Tuna-on-Rye
- Favorite food: French toast with maple syrup
- Favorite trick: A one-handed cartwheel
- Never leaves home without: 3 pennies and a copy of the I Ching
- Loves to: Play the piano and ride her pony (not at the same time)
- Lives in: A treehouse
- Family trivia: Cat's the only daughter of eleven children
- Unique talent: Her ESP
- Class: Liverwurst (moved from Tuna-on-Rye)
- Favorite food: Fried Chicken
- Never leaves home without: the Jinx
- Family trivia: Her mother, Pearl Gale Diamond, won the Miss Venus Constellation of Stars Pageant
- Favorite pair of shoes: Her secret shiny silver ones
- Unique talent: Her strength
- Color: White
- Size: Small
- Weight: Fat
- Unique talent: They always seem to know exactly what is going on
Gumm Street Girls: Which character are you the most like?
Gumm Street Girls: Your Thoughts
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What did you think?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byI'm an official Gumm Street Girl!
NoahCyrus#1Fan says:
i have read the book 27 times and im almost done with my 28th time, 1 time i read it 2 times in 1 day!!!!!!!!!
Posted November 27, 2009
Rowan says:
That she wants to know when the second one comes out! Anyone know?....
Please?
Posted November 14, 2009
Cat says:
I love this book! I've read it 3 times and I'm still not getting tired of it!
Posted July 15, 2009
FrannyGirl says:
I think the Gumm Street Girls ROCK!!! It is such a good book 2!!!
Posted June 19, 2009
Christina says:
that the secter order of the gumm street girls is the best book i have ever read!!!!
Posted April 08, 2009
I never want to visit Sherbet again!
Gumm Street Girls: About the Town of Sherbet
The town of Sherbet has a boardwalk, a candy store called the colossal Candy Bar, a five-story silver-and-gold ice-cream parlor called the Arctic Ice Cream Palace, a fabulous amusement park, a riding stable with ponies - you name it.The weather in Sherbet is particularly marvelous, too. It is polite, only snowing in the winter to make things look pretty. It is predictable, raining in the summer every day at exactly 4 p.m. for exactly 45 minutes, followed by a breathtaking rainbow. In short, Sherbet is about a hundred times more wonderful than where you or I live.
Gumm Street Girls: Rate it, if you dare...
Gumm Street Girls: The Supporting Cast
Gumm Street Girls: Official Site
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Gumm Street Girls: Franny's Great Idea
Gumm Street Girls: Packing List
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Gumm Street Girls: Listen to the Story
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Gumm Street Girls: Elise Primavera
All about the author
Elise Primavera (Born 19 May 1955) is an American author and illustrator of children's novels. She arrived on the literary scene in 1981 as an illustrator for Atheneum, Putnam, and other publishing houses. Over the course of the last three decades, she has been a prolific illustrator and has written and illustrated several well-received books of her own.
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- KaraLynnRussell KaraLynnRussell Jun 19, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
- I love L. Frank Baum and I read everything I can find connected with him and/or Oz. I have also enjoyed Elise Primavera's Auntie Claus books. I laughed myself silly over Cha-Cha, Coco and Bling Bling. Thank you for creating this lense.
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- Comfortdoc Comfortdoc Dec 10, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
- This looks like a good one for my going on nine-year-old and going on seven-year-old. Thank you for submitting it to the Spirit of the Season Challenge.
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- zephyr zephyr Nov 22, 2008 @ 9:57 pm
- I love this book. :x
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- lemonsqueezy lemonsqueezy Sep 18, 2008 @ 12:58 pm
- I agree. I have a 10 year old daughter at home. We read every night. This will be next for us. I think that she'll love it.
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- Barkely Barkely Jan 13, 2008 @ 10:54 am
- Spectangular Squid Lit lens! One of the best ever. I've never read the book, makes me wish I had.
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