Publisher Description

There's a new girl in the third-grade, and for some reason, she brings out the worst in Molly. If only Molly's cross-country pen pal, Olive, were there. But Olive's got her OWN set of troubles with her new gymnastics team. As both girls struggle to make new friends, their dishonest emails and letters to each other threaten their relationshp. First-person narratives that alternate point-of-view from chapter to chapter bring the main characters to life.

Author Biography

Megan Atwood is a writer and professor with over 45 books published. She lives in New Jersey where she wrangles cats, dreams up ridiculous stories, and thinks of ways to make kids laugh all day. Lucy Fleming lives and works in a small town in England with an animator and a black cat. She has been an avid doodler and bookworm since early childhood, drawing every day, bringing characters and stories to life. She never dreamed that illustrating would be her job! When not at her desk, Lucy loves to be outdoors in the sunshine with a cup of hot tea -- doodling, of course.

Table of Contents

Here comes trouble -- Getting warmed up -- Trouble leads to trouble -- No more crying -- Time for a duel -- Queen Awesome's two-square duel -- Presenting Miss SuperCool -- Listen to your heart -- Nothing to lose -- Everyone is welcome.

Long Description

There's a new girl in the third-grade, and for some reason, she brings out the worst in Molly. If only Molly's cross-country pen pal, Olive, were there. But Olive's got her OWN set of troubles with her new gymnastics team. As both girls struggle to make new friends, their dishonest emails and letters to each other threaten their relationshp. First-person narratives that alternate point-of-view from chapter to chapter bring the main characters to life.

Promotional "Headline"

multicultural main characters (one white, one African-American) from different geographic areas (Iowa, NYC) and family structures (two-parent & one-child, one-parent & two-children) appeal to broad range of readers; follows trend of friendship chapter books for elementary school kids; 1st-person narration alternates from chapter to chapter between Molly and Olive for a greater understanding of their characters

Feature

Black and White, Discussion Questions, Illustration(s)/Drawing(s), Table of Contents

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