The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

"The twists and turns of the plot will continue to fascinate the readers, Messner's warm and humorous tone will capture even passive readers." - School Library Magazine

"Kate [Messner] treats a lot of heavy compartments as if they are managing the story with just a leaf bunch with just a sense of humor and elegance." - Writing and rumors (online)

"A beautiful, beautiful, magical, and highly necessary book can be watched without fear of the real challenges facing contemporary children, and gently they guarantee that they are not alone Snana talks to her readers in an important way. "- Anne Ursu, author of BREADCRUMBS in the 7th quarter

"Promising, understanding, and unusual inspiration." - Kirkus commented on the star rating, seventh wish

"It is not surprising that Kate Mossner's Magic Pen can write interesting, moving, interesting and eventually amazing stories about Magic Pencil!" - New York Times Bestseller, Wendy Misa 11 All responses to birthday writers

Gr 5-8 - 7th grade Gianna Zales love art and trail running. She is not very obsessed with research projects and those involving time management skills, and there is no work to display during the week of the enormous scientific mission deadline. However, it is very difficult to find 25 kinds of leaves and catalog them. Especially in Vermont province, Robert Frost gained inspiration in writing poetry on "white birch tree" and other countless nature. However, family obligations still have interference. Her father runs a funeral home in town, but even if it is approaching death, she can not prepare for her grandmother's declining. Suddenly, Nona forgot everything. In addition, Napper said to Gianna that she must participate in this segment with scientific achievements. And beautiful and arrogant Bianca wants to become a team star. Gianna's mother means a good thing, but I am working hard because of my health problems of nonna. Young people will find many fights to fight for this scholarly commitment with this lovely hero and a well-balanced family. After all, it is not surprising that all these have been put together, but twist and rotation of the plot fascinates the reader, Messerg's warm and humorous tone will also attract reluctant readers I will. Public school, Virginia

My beloved Grandmother failed. The school project is imminent - and if it is not done it will not result in terrible results (in this case it is impossible to participate in an important truck conference). While boys' otaku friends start to look a little like the possibilities of his boyfriend, rich girls who are spoiled torture their classmates, including narrator. Elements of this junior high school story are not new, but the first author (and long term junior high school teacher) Messner succeeded in creating an attractive legend. If there is a defect, it means that the story is realistic - occasionally predictable so that it is full of events and details. But ridiculing this intrigue along with the ridiculous brothers, making Gianna's family manager a funeral home, and providing rich help to art and poetry make things interesting. A promising and non-saccharin ending is another great advantage. (Fiction 9 - 12)

"The brilliant fall of Kate Messner's Gianna Z is full of characters we love and Gianna is the center of the beautiful beating of this story The overwhelming procrastination Gianna is a science project, an evil girl, she is a teacher , Desperately holding this event for coaches, parents, and friends, I learned that her greatest strength was born from my heart. "

As a mother, she screened everything her 11 year old daughter read, and I fully enjoyed "Sugar and Ice", the second book by Kate Mesna, "The wonderful autumn of Jaina Z". I am not disappointed. "The wonderful autumn of Giana Z" is ingenious, touching, very brave. What I really like about these two books is that the main characters of the story do not have adventure and work only with friends to solve problems without being disturbed by their families. These two books are adults, but they are also "Gainious Autumn of Jaina Z". In fact, emphasizing the maturity of the hero in solving the problem of growth of young people is not foolish for the relationship between adults and young people. When I saw junior high school students' books, adults were positively influenced and those young people who needed to do the desired, loved and exciting life