Stella Batts Needs a New Name by Courtney Sheinmel

Stella Batts Needs a New Name by Courtney Sheinmel

Meet Stella Batts. She is eight-years old and she loves to write. She loves to write lists; like her favorite things and kids in her class. And she's writing her autobiography (That means it's all about me). Stella's favorite color is yellow and she LOVES fudge. As a matter of fact, there is a special fudge counter at her family's candy store because fudge is one of her favorite things to eat

But Stella has just one problem----her name. A boy from her class keeps calling her SMELA after she trips on their class nature walk (I don't even want to say what I landed in, it was too gross, so I'm going to leave out that part). So Stella decides there's really only one thing to do: she has to change her name. After all, how hard can it be to pick a new name? But it's not as easy as it sounds.

In this early chapter book series, the ups and downs of Stella's life are charmingly chronicled.

Courtney Sheinmel is the author of the YA novels My So-Called Family, Positively, and the Stella Batts series for young readers, as well as the upcoming Agnes & Clarabelle early chapter book series and YA novel Edgewater. Her novels have won various accolades, including the Sequoyah Award (Positively) and a National Parenting Publication Awards honorable mention (the Stella Batts series), as well as being included on recommended lists such as the New York Public Library's Things for the Adolescent and the ABC Best Books for Children. In addition to writing, Courtney has acted as a judge for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards on a national level, and she has received a National Scholastic Distinguished Educator Award for her work as a writing instructor at Writopia Lab, a non-profit organization that serves children aged 8 to 18. Courtney is based in New York City and can be reached at www.courtneysheinmel.com and @courtneywrites.