This Middle Grade novel about a 13-year-old girl is perfect for readers in the age 10-14 range. Between facing realistic middle school problems like friendship issues, crushes and bullying and being a kind young person who worries about her neighbours and family, Greta Grace is the kind of main character parents and teachers want young readers to connect with. Themes like caring for others, forgiveness and believing in yourself are woven throughout the novel. At just under 200 pages, this is the perfect length book for this age group and with relatively short chapters and no pictures, it will be seen as neither daunting nor "kiddish" for readers eager to be seen as mature and independent. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this book!

This is a great book for kids who love reading chapter books. As this book covered bullying it would be a useful read for those who are experiencing these issues. I like the story and thought the author dealt with a difficult subject well. I tried this book on my 10 year old but it was a long shot as she only likes adventure or history books but I couldn't get her into it so I read it myself and enjoyed reading it. This is a great story that would be suitable for ages 9 plus. I believe this is part of a series based on Greta so I know from experience kids love series. It would be great to read how Greta develops through the series. I definitely recommend this book to kids who are having issues at school and to those ready to go to middle grade or high school. 

Many thanks to the author and publishers for creating this great and useful story that kids will enjoy and learn from. 
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With the school bully gunning for you and your friends have deserted you for fear of reprisal, you need to talk to the head honcho, mum. Greta Grace's journey through her teenage years has just begun, and she needed to develop a hard outer core fast and learn to stand up for herself. Greta Grace's journey was like most teenagers, and it had just begun. The road ahead was going to be rough and sometimes turbulent, but with love, the correct guidance, and faith Greta’s journey was a memorable one. This book was very entertaining, enlightening, and inspirational.

I enjoyed this YA/ Middle grade story with all of the characters. The main character was Greta Grace.

Greta Grace is in middle school. She get good grades and stays out of getting into trouble. But one day a girl from  her school starts to bully her. Because she will not let the girl see the answer on her paper. By doing this the girl gets mad and start to bully her every day. By not showing the answers her life turn for the worst. Not only now she dealing with the bully she also dealing with other things to. Her best friend turns against her and her neighbor that feel like a grandmother falls and gets hurt quite badly. Her life is falling apart.

With all that happens in this story there is also a happy ending. Most of the beginning of  story is a little sad because you go through what Greta Grace is deal with. From the bully to her best friend and also her neighbor.
This story has a lot of different emotion throughout it. The part that made me quite sad was when her neighbor gets hurt and is in a coma.

I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley. This is my honest unbiased opinions.

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. This is a great book for kids getting ready for middle school and all that comes with it. There's stuff about bullies and teachers, and being a leader.

I was intrigued by the title of this middle grade book and was happy to see that I had been approved via NetGalley to read and review this book. But unfortunately, this book wasn’t my cup of tea.

I can imagine in some ways there are parts of this book which could be seen as relatable to younger girls, however our main character, Greta Grace; who was thirteen years old, tended to act a lot younger than her age and I thought she seemed very petty and immature for a number of things that happen in this book.

There were a lot of phrases that were said throughout this book by Greta’s mum and neighbour, Mrs McGee, that kept getting mentioned. I thought the primary reason for this was to make the reader think and take away important messages from the book.

I have to admit I wasn’t a huge fan of the format of this book as the time seemed to skip between days and months at a time. The characters were okay, I didn’t think they were well-developed although I did think Greta Grace started to mature and grow by the end of the book which was a plus.

If there’s another book made in this series I don’t think I’ll be picking it up anytime soon. I don’t think I would necessarily recommend this book to any children in my family or friends children either.

I found this to be an enjoyable read. Well written and the characters are ones I felt for. I think this is a good one for its age group, and will have many happy readers.

Greta Grace reminded me of my 13 year old self, trying to fit in with a group and feeling the same things that she did in this book. I love reading middle grade books every now and then as it brings me back to my childhood and they often have very important topics in them that are portrayed in a great way.
the book is written in 1st person and I found that it helped me connect to the character a lot more because you could see exactly how she was feeling in the circumstances that were being thrown at her.
I was given a e copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A good easy to read book with relatability bee topics for middle grade readers - I'd say it was a little bit younger than YA

This book read like an afterschool special (probably dating myself there...) with a complete lack of organization and timing. The author seemed to grasp at a few hard topics without really addressing them and then glossing on to the next issue, repeat.

Greta Grace is a 7th grader whose dad left at an early age and has completely disappeared from her life (first issue, not addressed fully). Greta Grace has also become the target of a bully (second issue, in more depth but resolution was a little hinky). While being bullied, her best friend abandons her for said bully and GG does not want to tell anyone she is being bullied, despite it being obvious to nearly all the adults in her life. Then her friend Mrs. McGee falls down the stairs and winds up in a coma and GG is convinced she is going to die (third issue - lasts for a few chapters, mom never addresses WHY GG is convinced the hospital kills people and her friend is going to die). There are a handful of other heavy topics thrown in, all of them given the four to five chapter treatment and then everything is coming up roses. The whole thing struck me as a bit ridiculous.

I realize this review makes me sound like a miserable miser who doesn't believe in happy endings. That is not the case but I just feel like there are so many underlying problems here blanketed by these brief descriptions and resolutions that it is completely unrealistic, especially since the author is a "life coach." The way the book is formatted is months pass in the blink of a page and the book ended to abruptly I was literally flipping pages for the rest. I suppose the author was setting this up for another book but again, BIG BOMBSHELL TOPIC dropped in the last three paragraphs and POOF! Story over.

Would NOT recommend this book for young kids, ESPECIALLY those being bullied. The advice in here is nearly as bad as "If you ignore them, they'll get tired and move on to someone else" (spoiler alert - that's wrong).

Meet Greta Grace, a seventh-grader that’s trying to end her school year on a positive note. That won’t be easy, however; she is dealing with constant harassment from the school’s queen Mean Bee and her minions. And even worse, Greta Grace’s best friend of forever has suddenly deserted her for that group of girls! Greta Grace just hopes she can survive till the end of school without life getting any worse…
A great middle-grade read! All middle-school teachers should have a copy of this one in their classrooms.
*Thanks, Netgalley, for a digital copy in return for an honest review. All opinions are strictly my own.*

Greta Grace was a quick light-hearted read but it wasn't the most memorable.

The character of Greta Grace was flat and unrealistic making her unrelatable. The plot was just a series of events that occured without any relation making it seem incoherent.

Most loose ends were not tied up properly and the ending seemed unsatisfactory in my opinion. The themes it carried however were quite inspiring and probably the best part of this book.

Overall this was a good read. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the e-arc!

A great book that all children should read, bullying is such an important topic that is faced by or faced by someone that nearly everyone knows, it literally touches everyone and so a book like this that children can relate to is really important.

I got this as an ARC from Netgalley because I loved the cover. It seems to be for a younger age than 13 which is the age of the main character Greta Grace. Or maybe, it is for the not so mature just teens! Having just read a book in which kids 10 and above were scarily precocious, this was a kind of relief though!
Greta is bullied for getting better grades than the class bully and when she refuses to do badly in school, she faces more bullying. Her relationship with her elderly neighbor is sweet. There is no real handling of the situation at first, at least that's not the focus of the story which reads more like a normal school story.
So it's a cute read which could have emphasized more on how to handle the bullying that it starts off with as the main theme.

This book focuses on everything to do with self esteem and and bullying. What’s worse then having no friends and a lack of social life? Yes you guessed it, being noticed by non other then the school bully, the one person who you want to be invisible to the most, the one person you try to avoid and you can’t. And to become the main target? Of course things just have to escalate from there. Greta is comfortable in her save haven, she doesn’t have friends and she isn’t worried about it she’s pretty satisfied. And when her crush shows some form of interest in Greta? Well she well and truly believes she’s won the lottery. But of course things are never left the way they are - perfect. And she’s noticed and targeted by the school bully and things continue to escalate from there. This was a lovely coming of age story about friendship and bullying, self esteem and character building and it was perfect for middle graders. I hope this opens your eyes just as much as it opened mine, even as an adult! 5 out of 5 stars!

As someone who has dealt with bullying I instantly was drawn to this title. We meet Greta Grace and go on a journey with her when she catches the attention of the school bully and what that means for her. No child should ever have to deal with bullying but unfortunately it’s still very prevalent today’s society. This is a beautiful book to teach young children about the damaging effects bullying can cause.

Greta Grace
A Greta Grace Gibson story about bullying and self-esteem
by Joanna Quinn
Pub Date 21 Sep 2021
Emerald Lake Books, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
Children's Fiction | Middle Grade | Self-Help



I am reviewing a copy of Greta Grace: A Greta Grace story about bullying and self-esteem through Emerald Lake Books, Independent Book Publishers Association and Netgalley:




There is something worse than being invisible, that is being noticed by the school bully.



Greta Grace likes her life, she isn’t popular, in fact she often feels invisible but she gets good grades and stays out of trouble.



Her best friend is Samantha as well as an 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.



After a longtime crush finally starts to notice her Greta Grace thinks her life might be perfect.


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



Who ever knew that school could be so hard?



I give Greta Grace: A Greta Grace Gibson story about bullying and self-esteem five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!

I´m not sure as to how many stars this book actually deserves. My teenage daughter liked it, but not a lot. She said it´s "relatable". So it´s good. Simple language and short sentences make it easy read. Too easy if the book´s target are teenagers.
If I got it right there is a little logical error in the story. SPOILER HERE:
While Greta is visiting Mrs. McGee she accidentally hears a voicemail from a local doctor, who happens to be an oncologist) urging Mrs. McGee to make an appointment. As later Greta´s mom explains there´s a lump and a doctor wants to get it checked. I don´t get it. It´s as if the doctor himself has found the lump and only is calling asking his patient to get the biopsy done. As far as I know things don´t work this way. It´s a patient who discovers something and it´s a patient who goes to doctor asking to get it checked. What´s more, this is within 20% of book or so and then all of a sudden the problem disappears. Magic!

END OF SPOILER

I liked the perfect mother-daughter relationship, that has nothing to do with reality. Idyllic, sweet. Like a huge chocolate fountain in a chocolate factory.

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This review is based on an ARC of Greta Grace which I received courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher (Emerald Lake Books).


The author is passionate, I'll give her that. You can feel the dedication to the story behind the authors' words. However, as far as being a novel, Greta Grace is a touch dull. The subject is overplayed. I've read this same story a million times before, making Greta Grace nothing more than underwhelming filler fiction.

Greta Grace is a cute story with a solid cast of characters, but it isn't profound.

I didn't read this book but my 11 year old daughter did. She said it was a great read that would appeal to 9 - 13 year olds. While some of the adult reviewers had concerns about Greta's character, my daughter did not share those concerns - and she would certainly not be shy to speak up if she did! She gave the book four stars. Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.