Great Mom Swap,the - Softcover

Lorna Markham and Scotti Wheeler are next-door neighbors and best friends. And they each share the same problem: their mothers. Lorna's mother nags her about her schoolwork, wondering why she can't be more like Scotti. And Scotti's mother nags her about her eating habits, telling her to follow Lorna's healthy example. The girls begin to think that, somewhere along the line, they ended up with the wrong mothers. And that gives them a terrific idea. They'll swap mothers! What could be more perfect? Both mothers agree, and soon Laura and Scotti are on a great new adventure with each other's families. Until a surprising thing happens--they each begin to suspect they've made a big mistake.

Grade 5-7 Seventh-grade best friends Lorna and Scotti realize that each of their mothers seems to have only criticism for her daughter and praise for her daughter's friend. Out of frustration, the girls hatch the idea for The Great Mom Swap. On the doubtful premise that it would be great practice for becoming foreign exchange students, they talk their parents into letting them switch house and families as well as moms. Scotti's airline-employed parents take Lorna on a trip to Hawaii, and Lorna's mother takes Scotti to an interview with a New York publisher who has come to Dallas. The girls find new conflicts replacing the ones they have escaped. Lorna's family sleeps in on weekends, but Scotti's mother gets Lorna up for 6 a.m. exercise. Scotti, an only child, is flustered by Lorna's attractive older brother and irritated by her commercial-reciting younger sister. Character development is slight, especially the adults, but the theme of critical parents will find an ample audience among junior high school readers, especially those who enjoyed the author's "Taffy Sinclair" series (Bantam). Candy Colborn, Cottonwood Creek Elementary School, Englewood, Colo.
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