Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project (Hazy Bloom Series #2)

by Jennifer Hamburg, Jenn Harney (Illustrator)

Overview

After wacky third grader Hazy Bloom starts seeing visions of things that will happen one day in the future, she hopes her "tomorrow power" will help her get the pet she's always dreamed of in Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project, a hilarious chapter book by Jennifer Hamburg with illustrations by Jenn Harney.

It's the annual Third Grade Leadership Challenge, where each third-grade class plans and hosts a fundraiser. Hazel "Hazy" Bloom, however, has other things on her mind—like proving to her parents she’s responsible enough to get a pet iguana.

But when Hazy's "tomorrow power"—her ability to see visual clues about things that will happen one day in the future—mistakenly causes her to have a brilliant idea for a Pet Day fundraiser, her classmates put her in charge. Hazy's annoyed, until she realizes that if she helps the class win, her parents will finally see that she's responsible enough to get the iguana she's dreaming of. Soon, Hazy’s determined to make sure her team ends up on top—but it’s not so easy when her tomorrow visions keep throwing her plans into disarray!

Praise for Hazy Bloom and the Pet Project

"Hazy narrates the story in her believable first-person voice. Readers who enjoyed Hazy’s shenanigans in Hazy Bloom and the Tomorrow Power (2017) will 'for real live' have fun with this second adventure." —Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250294111
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	02/26/2019
Series:	Hazy Bloom Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Hamburg is an Emmy-winning children’s television writer who has written for hit shows such as Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, and Super Why! She is the author of several picture books, including A Moose that Says Moo, and lives with her family in Houston, Texas.

Jenn Harney is an illustrator and toy designer whose work has been featured in Highlights for Children magazine. Jenn lives in Cleveland, Ohio, with her husband, her daughter, a dog named Steve, and a fish with nine lives.

Editorial Reviews

[A] hilarious story centered around family and friendship, with enough action and conflict to propel the plot . . . Harney’s delightful pen-and-ink drawings are quirky and expressive, adding even more humor to the already funny text.” —Booklist

“Belly-laugh inducing. . . . Readers who enjoyed Hazy's shenanigans in Hazy Bloom and the Tomorrow Power (2017) will "for real live" have fun with this second adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews

Hazy Bloom and the Tomorrow Power:

“Hazy's irrepressible, hilarious narration (punctuated with exclamation points and spelling vocabulary words she likes and dislikes) proves fast-paced and amusing . . . Likely to engage the primary school set with its madcap humor and unpredictable heroine.” —Kirkus Reviews

“This series starter strikes a nice balance between drama and levity . . . Hazy may well be a match for Beverly Cleary’s spunky Ramona Quimby.” —Booklist

“This quickly paced tale features a well-developed main character and lots of funny scenes . . . Hazy’s voice is unique, and her quirky personality is showcased on every page . . . Harney’s pictures are charming and add to the humor of the story.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2017-11-13
Hazel "Hazy" Bloom has a secret power: she can see what will happen tomorrow.The white third-grader can't control her visions, but they're always right (well, not always), and one day she has a vision of receiving something she wants more than anything else in the world: a pet iguana. As much as Hazel wants an iguana, she wants even less to be in charge of Pet Day, the class FUNdraiser, or "(not) FUNdraiser," as she refers to it. Her BFSB ("best friend since birth") and "tomorrow power sidekick," Elizabeth (grayscale art suggests she has brown skin), points out that this is the perfect way to show her parents she's the "most responsible person on the planet" and then they will get her an iguana. Still, Hazy remains less than thrilled with her duties, and every effort to show how responsible she is results in belly laugh-inducing mishaps. Hazy's visions are rather…hazy; are they real or coincidence? Perhaps they're self-fulfilling prophecy? No clear answer is provided, leaving it up to readers to decide. Hazy narrates the story in her believable first-person voice.Readers who enjoyed Hazy's shenanigans in Hazy Bloom and the Tomorrow Power (2017) will "for real live" have fun with this second adventure. (Fiction. 7-11)

Kirkus Reviews