Like+Pickle+Juice+on+a+Cookie*



What’s a girl to do when her one and only best friend and babysitter leaves her all alone with no hope of seeing her again? Meet Eleanor, a typical girl with very busy parents who have provided her with what seems to be the best thing in the world, her babysitter Bibi. Suddenly, Eleanor’s world comes crashing down around her when Bibi has to leave to take care of her father in Florida. Now all those once enjoyed afternoons with Bibi are a thing of the past, and she’s sure things will never be the same again. What’s even worse is her parents attempt to fix the situation with a replacement! //Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie// is the story of how one young girl comes to terms with the partial loss of one amazing friend and discovers there just may be many more friends/babysitters out there to enjoy.
 * SUMMARY/REVIEW**

Julie Sternberg was one of those children who read all the time. She read on the playground, at slumber parties and even in the bath//! Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie// was her first and only novel that she has written so far and she is in the process of writing her second now. She does book talks at schools, libraries, and book stores discussing //Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie//, as well as leading writer’s workshops helping children deal with the loss of a friend or babysitter in their life, as well as give feedback to children’s work if they wish to share it with her. Sternberg uses her favorite childhood books as a doorway for saying a little something about herself throughout her stories.(1) When asked at and author interview what inspires her to write, Sternberg responded, “I try to identify moments that are rich with emotion, and write the stories surrounding them.” (2)
 * AUTHOR BIO**


 * OTHER WORKS**

Spring 2011 Indie Bound Kids' Indie Next List Junior Library Guild Selection 2011 ABC New Voices Project Selection National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors book Texas Bluebonnet Award 2012 Master List
 * AWARDS/RECCOMENDATIONS** (1)

Published in 2011 by Amulet Books, and imprint of ABRAMS
 * HISTORCAL CONTEXT**

Friendship Family Life Growing up Humor Extraordinary Language
 * MAJOR THEMES**


 * CITATIONS**
 * 1)** [|**http://www.juliesternberg.com/books.html**]
 * 2)** [|**http://regardingnannies.com/2011/07/julie-sternberg-author-like-pickle-juice-on-a-cookie/**]