A Dream Within A Dream: Greta Grace Blog Tour: Review + Giveaway

Greta Grace: A Greta Grace Gibson Story About Bullying and Self-Esteem
Author: Joanna Quinn
Ages 9+ | 190 Pages
Publisher: Emerald Lake Books

Publisher’s Synopsis:

What’s worse than being invisible? Being noticed by the school bully.

Greta Grace likes her life. She isn’t the most popular girl in school-some days she even feels invisible-but she gets good grades and stays out of trouble.

She has a best friend in Samantha and a grandmotherly neighbor who is never too busy for a chat. Her mom can be a bit overprotective, but Greta Grace doesn’t blame her. Being a single parent probably isn’t the easiest job in the world.

When her longtime crush finally starts noticing her, Greta Grace thinks her life might even be perfect.

But when a merciless bully takes aim at Greta Grace, her carefree existence suddenly ends.

Who ever knew that school could be so hard?

Greta Grace is a heartfelt story about a 13-year-old girl who is trying to navigate school, friendship problems, crushes, and then the class bully decides to make her life miserable. There are a ton of great topics the book talks about including family, friendship, trust, faith, bullying, forgiveness, and believing in yourself.

I don't normally read this genre and I'll admit I was a bit wary going in, but I ended up loving it! I really connected with the main character, Greta Grace. I can vividly remember when I was her age and felt all the things she did. I was bullied much like she was and my heart broke for her throughout the story. I felt the exact same way and did the same things she did. I will admit that she ends up dealing with it much better than I did though.

I don't do spoilers in my reviews, but there are a lot of things she is forced to deal with and I think the author did a phenomenal job at capturing what would be going on in a 13-year-old girl's mind. I loved that the author wrote the book in the first person point of view because it lets the reader really connect with the narrator, which was Greta Grace in this case. No other writing style can capture that, in my opinion, and it's by far my favorite. This is a wonderful book for readers of all ages to read and I highly recommend it for fans of MG fiction and contemporary fiction.

Joanna O’Reilly Quinn can usually be found learning something new to teach teens. As a former middle school teacher, founder of Super Empowered One, and life coach, it is no surprise that her middle-grade fiction book, Greta Grace, weaves some teachable moments into her character’s very relatable experiences. Think, middle school… Ahhh! Through her company, Super Empowered One, Joanna teaches kids how to access their confidence, happiness and power, so they can live their best life. Joanna loves writing, the ocean, a good run, and living in Fairfield, Connecticut, with her husband and two kids. Visit her at superempoweredone.com to learn more about her coaching services and Greta Grace.

If you’re interested in having Joanna conduct a program for your group or come speak to your students, you can contact her at emeraldlakebooks.com/quinn and superempoweredone.com/.

Purchase Links:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3A14a0j

Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/2078/9781945847448