I thoroughly enjoy Laurie Gelman's Yoga Pants Nation. I had fallen in love with the quirkiness of Jen Dixon in the previous two novels and eagerly anticipated this third installment.  Jen is now in her mid 50's and is delicately balancing being a part time caregiver to her 2 year old granddaughter, a "Class Mom" in her 5th grader's homeroom, a newly minted spin instructor and the dutiful daughter/nurse to her aging parents.  Let's just say, Gelman weaves the everyday problems of the modern mother so beautiful into her main character and the writing is as funny as ever.

Thank you to NetGalley and Holt & Comapny for an advanced copy of this novel.

If you need a laugh out loud, light read, (and who doesn't these days!), then this is it!
I love Jen Dixon,her family, friends, her emails, her ideas and her energy! 
She is now a Grandma to a two year old and yet still a class mom to a now fifth-grader!
Some how, she also finds time to become a spin teacher and also help her parents as they are aging. 
The Sandwich generation is in full swing!
How does she do it all!?!?
You just have to read this to find out! I truly enjoyed this story, especially at a time in our world when we all need some, or a lot of humor!

Jen Dixon is back, once again she is class mom, and her son Max is a fifth-grader now.  Jen is grandma to 2-year-old Maude, and is working on becoming a spin instructor.  As you may remember, there is never a dull moment in Jen's life.  On top of everything else she has going on, she is having to look at putting her parents into assisted living, Maude's other grandma has come to town and Jen has been put in charge of raising $10K for the school for new tablets for the classroom.  No pressure, right?
I love these books.  They take ordinary situations and put a humorous spin on them.  I just love her emails that she sends out.  Oh, and I loved the jokes from the joke book the class made for Mr. Green..... some oldies but goodies and several new ones I hadn't heard before.  This is the perfect book if you needa good laiugh.  I love this series and I hope there are going to be a lot more of these.

I first discovered the Class Mom series a couple of years ago and have been waiting excitedly for this new installment! I relate to Jen, being the mom of two adult children as well as one still in school. 

Main character Jen's two grown daughters are the result of her wild life as a groupie for a rock band, so when she settles down to a husband and suburban mom life in her old home town, she tries to be more traditional--including being the class mom for her elementary-aged son. Her emails to the parents are irreverent, but she does her best to make things happen for the kids, amid personal and family drama.

In this book, it's her son's fifth-grade--and final--year of elementary school. Jen adds to her class mom duties by throwing a fundraiser with an outrageously large goal. She's also testing the waters as a certified spin instructor, dealing with her parents' strange infirmity, and being grandma to her adorable granddaughter.

The pace of this book feels a little more settled, perhaps because Jen herself is a little more settled. It's not quite as madcap as the previous books, and the energy lacks a little bit in comparison. Nonetheless, I read it in a matter of a couple of days and completely enjoyed it. 

It still features the cast of supporting characters we've come to love, plus a few new ones. (Although I didn't remember anything about her husband's crazy ex-wife. And frankly, the subplot with her was wasted. The climax of that episode was pretty flat after all the buildup.)

Now, Ms. Gelman...what's Jen going to do with a middle-schooler?

Possible Objectionable Material:
Some cursing. Jen refers to sex with her husband, though not graphically. Her granddaughter was born out of wedlock. Irreverence. 

Who Might Like This Book:
Moms can relate! If you like stories about families who love each other despite annoyances and drama, this is a good one. Also for people who like women with supportive friend groups.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you Laurie Gelman and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is a perfectly snarky and silly story about class mom  Jen Dixon as she navigates her son's 5th grade year, her parents aging, her daughters and granddaughter's crises and her new career as a spin instructor. This is such a fun and light-hearted read during  to distract from pandemic life!

This book is good as a standalone, and it would also be fun to have the background stories on the characters. I plan to read them now that I have read this book.

Third book in the series Laurie German never fails to entertain me to draw me right in. Yoga Pant Nation was a charming hilarious read highly recommend.#netgalley #henryholt

Laurie Gelman and her characters created for the Class Mom series are pure comedic gems! The novel is hilarious, well plotted and perfect for some escapism.

The third in a series and it showed. It felt like it was leftovers from thanksgiving dinner and not the first day either. I’d rather focus on the daughter at this point, the stories about cycling class were less than boring. I don’t know if Laurie Gelman lost her inspiration this time around but I felt like she had no desire to write this installment. What a disappointment too, the others were quite entertaining.

This book was just as funny as the first two! Interesting, enjoyable, didn’t want it to be over. The main character has more to deal with than just your typical “room mom” business, what with her older daughters, grandchild in limbo, and oh yeah - the people living in her parents’ basement. Don’t miss this fun-filled romp!

I have followed our favorite class mom through her first days of kindergarten. Now a fifth grade class mom, Jen Dixon, is also training to be a spin instructor, dealing with a class fundraiser and caring part time for her baby granddaughter.

All the books have been fun, but this book is as good as the first. I love seeing her baby growing up, and I enjoyed the drama with the other grandmother.

If you have not picked up this series, treat yourself!

This was the fun time read that I needed!  The perfect antidote to the pandemic.  I was only sorry when it ended.

This is the third book in her Class Mom series.  You can read this book as a stand-alone, but it is more fun to read it knowing the previous adventures of Jen and her family and friends. 

In the first book "Class Mom"  we met our protagonist  Jen Dixon when her son started kindergarten and her older daughters were first venturing out into the world as young adults.  Jen is an 'old' mom who's been around the grade school block. Each of the books takes place over the school year. In this book, Jen's now a 5th-grade Class Mom *and* in charge of the PTA fundraising committee.  If you have been a parent involved in raising funds, you know what a tough job she has ahead of her. 

In addition to trying to raise $10,000 for tablets for the school, Jen is beginning a new career as a spin instructor, spending several days a week providing childcare to her new grandchild and also helping her parents by going with them to run errands, cooking for them, etc.  Jen is an avatar for many women who find themselves trying to raise their own children while also helping their parents.  She's a sandwich mom in the middle of life in the middle of America--literally, as she lives in Kansas.  

If I knew Jen Dixon in real life, I would probably think she was fun but also kind of obnoxious, but in the books we know her internal monologue which shows her kindness and empathy. If you are looking for a book that will feel like you are spending time catching up with a friend over coffee, this is your book. 

This book comes out July 13, 2021, you can preorder it now or put it on your Goodreads shelf. 
4 Stars! 

I received an ARC of this book from Net Galley, all the options are mine. 

In the end, Jen's youngest child Max is headed off to Junior High, and that means the class mom days are over. I hope that this isn't the end of the stories from Jen Dixon's life--her granddaughter will be going into kindergarten in just three years, maybe Jen will be pulled out of retirement to be a class parent again! 

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Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I was immediately drawn in by the cover, title nd synopsis. I was so excited when I was awarded an ARC.  As I was downloading I realized that this was the 3rd book in a series. I quickly downloaded the 1st and 2nd books. I loved them and read them in record time. I started this book and loved it as well. I was happy to be back with the characters I had come to know. I loved the witty, sarcastic and sometimes snarky banter. It reminded me of the way my friends and I interact. 

If you're looking for a nice, quick read - grab this book - but make sure you read 1 an 2 first! 


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Thank you NetGalley for an ARC copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review!  This book does not disappoint!  Gelman continues to make us laugh as we enjoy the ride with Jen Dixon and her hilarious adventures chairing the PTO fundraiser.  There is enough of a plot to keep you engaged and the witty writing will keep you laughing out loud.  Put on your favorite comfy yoga pants and get reading...You won't want to put this book down once you start!

Laurie Gelman brings Jen Dixon back in her last year as a class mom. Jen's life is increasingly chaotic and the book takes you on her journey to balance it all. Yoga Pant Nation brings back all of the snark, wit, and characters that we have come to adore in her previous two books and lets us catch up with them now. Reading yoga pant nation is like catching up with a friend you haven't seen in a while. If you enjoyed Class Mom and You've Been Volunteered, you are sure to enjoy the latest installment. 

Thank you to the publisher, author, and Netgalley for the advance copy of this book.

Laurie Gelman is as hilarious and real as ever in this great installment of Jen Dixon’s Class Mom saga. I was so excited for this book and it did not disappoint! I hope the series continues with more books.

Very cute story and light hearted which is so needed these days. Anyone who has ever been a class mom/parent knows how difficult it is to get others to pitch in and do anything. Email was not around when I was in those years, but picture being the fundraiser for the school which has to be waaaay worse than a class parent. Then add emails with snarkiness and you just have to laugh.

Throw in grown children, one with an attitude and a child who needs to be cared for each day while that child works, parents who seem like they are losing it when they talk about the people in the basement stealing all their stuff, a job at spin class leader who is just starting out and you have to wonder how she does it.

Amusing and came along at the perfect time. Thank you NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review. High 3+ stars, not quite a 4 star.

I was so excited when NetGalley first posted this book, and waited to be chosen to read it. I read the first 2 books in this series and loved them. I thoroughly enjoyed this one as well. The main character Jen is at it again and funny as always. I highly recommend this fun, light-hearted book.

Yoga Pant Nation is the third in a series, and I've read all three. This installment isn't much of a story, but it's a light read which makes it a fun book to read.  My issue with this book, as well as the ones before it, is that there is always an aside written that I find offensive. First book it was a racial slur against an Asian character. This time it was a joke about people in the basement to be blamed for a variety of offenses. Including Jon Benet Ramsey's death. Well, since the poor child was actually murdered in her basement, and the author's target audience is parents, I personally don't chuckle at that. In her Acknowledgements Gelman mentions an editor that catches things you can't say anymore, which really makes me question the integrity and character of the author. If you're writing a bunch of offensive material, without the decency to even notice, I don't think I want to read your books.

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC for an honest review.

Another great novel by Laurie Gelman.  I love this series that showcases class mom emails that every single mother can relate to.  Jen is still busy with her adult daughters, middle school son, a granddaughter, aging parents, and her husband.  Jen is hilarious as she navigates all these roles and gives the reader humor as she describes motherhood in this day and age.  Highly recommend! 

Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of this novel.