There's something special about childhood friendship. Sometimes, all it takes is one best friend for your world to feel complete. Annie and Jason are that friend for each other -- the peanut butter to the other's jelly -- so it's earth-shattering news to the both of them when Jason finds out that his home has been foreclosed on and that he'll soon have to move. But the important thing about best friends is that they are willing to go to the ends of the earth for each other, so it doesn't take long for Annie to come up with quite the list for all the ways they can solve this problem together. The journey that follows is full of ups and downs, disappointments and surprises, but also plenty of humor and heart. Annie is a totally winsome protagonist, with a big heart, spunk, and plenty of ingenuity. A wonderful first novel about the power of friendship, the challenges of family, and --oh yeah, peanut butter and jelly sandwich burials. (Come on, you're intrigued now, right?)

I didn't like it at all it got boring at ch.4

This story about friends and lasting friendships is really sweet. I like the way that the parents are portrayed in this, unlike many other middle reader novels where the parents are shown as dumb or mean. The relationship between Annie and her dad is sweet and the story is perfect for middle readers. my favorite line from the book is:

"The pieces of bread can be separated or torn apart, but neither half will ever be the same. The peanut butter side still has jelly on it, and the jelly side still has peanut butter on it. Just like our lives. Though you're moving a bajilion miles away, you'll still be part of my life. You always will be."

I received a free electronic copy of this novel to review from NetGalley.

I recieved an ARC for this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book, in one work, was just so darn cute.

But not in cutsy hand-holding or sweet and innocent way. But in a way that two ten year-old's who are trying to find a treature to save a house are cute.

It's a very funny book with characters that you begin to care a lot about.

One of these characters, Annie, will get one your nerves as well. She's just so bossy and impulsive and stubborn that you wish someone would send her to her room already. But she grows on you. Mainly because even though she always messes up and does stupid stuff, she just a kid who doesn't want to lose her best friend. She cares a lot about him and she is fiercely loyal.

So what if she'd bossy? I'm pretty sure I was much worse.

Jason is a sweet boy. He also cares about her but he's not as loud as she is. He's also more practical, being forced by the situation he's in. You can see him growing up and getting a taste of how hard the world can be and it's really sad. Children should never have to grow up that way.

He is different from Annie in almost every way but the both of them mesh so well; like PB&J. I adored their friendship.

The family life was also very well incorporated. Not only Jason's life was changing but Annie's was as well and the way they reacted to the change was very believable and seemed so genuine that it was breaking my heart. I didn't want them both to get hurt.

I was surprised by the ending of the book. I didn't think the author would do that. But she did and I'm glad for it. These five stars would have been four the end had been different.

The only flaw I can think of is a few continuity errors. Very minor things like Annie putting on noseplugs and paragraphs later saying she wished she had noseplugs.

Overall, this was a very fast and enjoyable read with lovable characters and a engaging and heart-warming story. It reminded me why I love middle-grade.

I highly recommend this book to everyone. You just gotta read it. It's too adorable to miss.

Actual Rating: 3.5*

I really enjoyed this one. It was a cute, contemporary middle grade novel that really showed how change can be both positive and negative and what it means to take the good with the bad. I think this will teach kids how to have empathy for others, be more of themselves, and to never stop imagining. I'll have a longer review up on Books Are My Fandom on Thursday!

I received an advance reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 2.5/5*s

It's peanut butter jelly time! As a big PB&J fan, I couldn't resist picking this up. When I read that one of the characters considered selling her appendix on eBay to help her best friend's financial situation at home, I was sold.

Annie and Jason have been best friends for life. When Jason's house is put up for sale, the duo comes up with a number of plans to prevent that from happening. Annie is quite the idea generator and you can count on her when it comes to writing down Plans A-Z. I love the childlike naiveté we get from these two. You'll get a chuckle every now and then by how they perceive life and growing up. I actually wished I was part of their PB&J Society.

Unfortunately, Annie's plans don't always go as... planned. Most of the time, it gets her and Jason in trouble. Annie is one spunky and determined 10-year old though, because giving up is not in her vocabulary. While this is all well and good, it's also her biggest flaw. She'd ignore Jason's warnings to prove she's right until it causes harm and she regrets it. And to be perfectly honest, I almost gave up on this book because Annie annoyed me so much. Thankfully, she learns to listen to others and matures by the end of the book.

I wasn't a fan of Annie's siblings either. I felt they were included in the book just for the sake of having extra bodies and bratty ones at that. With loving parents and a good kid (Annie is most of the time), how do you get two older siblings more immature than a 10-year old? Think Cinderella's stepsisters and you'll get what I mean.

Other than that, this book is a fun, heartwarming story between two friends who would do anything for each other. It did drag on in parts but I couldn't have asked for a better ending. It was bittersweet but life generally is sometimes (that's why we have things like PB&J to make it a bit better). Would I recommend this book? Not likely. The Last Great Adventure of the PB&J Society was promising but it was not quite there yet.

Hilarious, adorable, and actually almost made me cry. Loved it!!

A relatable story about best friends trying to solve life's sticky situations! Middle grade students will instantly connect with Annie & Jason! Plus, the last great PB&J Society burial will tug at the hearts of anyone who's ever been separated from a best friend!

You know that feeling you get when you eat a PB&J for the first time in like, forever? That good, warm, at-home feeling? That feeling of fullness? Fullness full of comforting, sweet, sticky nostalgia? This book is that feeling. Whether you prefer your PB&J's to be made with grape jelly or strawberry jam, you will like this book.

Despite receiving an ARC of this, - and thank you, Capstone, for allowing me to review this wonderful story - I have plans to buy myself a copy of this book, along with one for each of my kids. It really is just that good.

This is a story about two best friends, Annie and Jason, who embark on a journey to save their friendship after Jason learns that he’ll be moving away. Together, the two of them discover in more ways than one, that life is about change.

Annie is having a hard time accepting that she'll be losing her best friend due to the Parkers losing their home, so she's put herself to work trying to find a solution. These potential money-earning ideas are, but not limited to, the following:

1. Selling her appendix kidney on eBay.
2. Winning the lottery. (In Chicago)
3. Sing (or play kazoo) on a street corner.
4. Find the pirate treasure!

But Annie and Jason quickly learn that, despite their super spy-tastic skills and fool proof plans, it may not be enough to keep them together.

Reading this book made me remember parts of my childhood that I thought were long forgotten. It brought me back to making clubhouses in the large-leaf bushes at the corner's of my apartment building. Burying the dead birds we'd find and reciting the common dialogue we had heard at old relative's funerals. Risking that extra five minutes of play time after the streetlights came on. All the good memories resurfaced for me.

The Last Great Adventure of the PB&J Society was brimming with child-like imagination and yet focused on some big adult problems. Books this perfect hold me in awe and admiration of the Middle Grade genre, and reaffirm my belief that Children’s Fiction holds some of the most fantastic stories. This definitely being one of them. I look forward to reading more from this author. And I whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone. Ages 9 to, well... infinity.

Actual Rating: 3.5*

I really enjoyed this one. It was a cute, contemporary middle grade novel that really showed how change can be both positive and negative and what it means to take the good with the bad. I think this will teach kids how to have empathy for others, be more of themselves, and to never stop imagining. I'll have a longer review up on Books Are My Fandom on Thursday!