When her father goes away, eleven-year-old California "Callie" Poppy winds up with her eccentric Great-Aunt Monica and their ancestor, the once-famous etiquette expert Eleanor Fontaine, now a hypersensitive ghost.
"Think before you act is common and useful advice that we don't always follow. In order to learn more about other people, we need to be sure we don't jump to conclusions before they've had their chance to finish speaking. Readers will learn that respect for others goes beyond face-to-face situations. People need to have respect for others even if they're not around. Respect for others falls under the broader social and emotional learning category of social awareness. Respectful people can think about situations from other people's perspectives and empathize with them"--Provided by publisher.
"In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, William is served food he doesn't like. Will he be polite and use tact or get upset and be rude? Readers make choices for William and read what happens next, with each story pathleading to different consequences. Includes four different endings and discussion questions"--Provided by publisher.
"Advises the reader on many aspects of being eight, from how to make rubber cement boogers to how to smell delightful or where to hunt for fairies and gnomes"--Provided by publisher.