Genre: Chick Lit
Book Type: Audio
Author & Narrator: Laurie Gelman
Pages / Length: 256 pages / 6 hours and 41 minutes
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (July 13, 2021) / Macmillan Audio
Book Description:
Jen Dixon of Overland Park, Kansas―fearless mother of a fifth-grade boy and two thirty-something daughters―is used to juggling a lot, from her mission to become a spin instructor, to stepping in as the most acerbic class mom ever (again), to taking care of her two-year-old granddaughter. But when the PTA president throws her a mandate to raise $10,000 for the fifth-grade class, even unflappable Jen is going to need more than her regular spin class to get her through this final year at William Taft Elementary School.
In the midst of new complications―organizing the class overnight to Topeka, an unexpected spin class fan in the form of her husband’s crazy ex-wife, and trying to navigate her parents’ sudden descent into apparent delusions―Jen hardly has the patience to listen to yet another half-baked idea (come on, ladies, another wrapping paper sale?) from WeFUKCT (We Fundraise Until Kingdom Come Team), her fundraising committee. But if anyone can get elementary parents to pull off the impossible, it’s Jen Dixon.
With her always irreverent and laugh-out-loud humor―boldly holding forth on those things you’re thinking, but would never dare say out loud―Laurie Gelman shines a light on the indignities and hilarities of modern parenting.
Thoughts:
I’ve enjoyed the #classmombookseries and this was another light-hearted fun read. Max is now in 5th grade, so some of the stories made me laugh extra hard, since my son is in 5th grade this year. I enjoy that there was a bit more on the Dixon family in this book, and enjoy the humor and sarcasm (as always). This is a nice, light-hearted, book full of 5th grade humor and the chaos of elementary school volunteering.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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