ISBN-13: 9781454929628
Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles.Booklist (starred review)What happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyns new cell phone, her life falls apart. She loses her friends and her spot on the track team, and even costs her father his job as a chef. But Brooklyns planned revengesneakily signing up Mango to audition for the school musicalbackfires when Mango not only wins the lead role, but becomes a YouTube sensation and attracts the attention of the schools queen bee, Hailey Jo. Hailey Jo is from a VERY wealthy family, and expects everyone to do her bidding. Soon Mango finds herself forced to make tough choices about the kind of friend she wants to have . . . and, just as important, the kind of friend she wants to be.*Hyman marries traditional tween elements with a fresh and original plot, and his multicultural cast sparkles with individuality and authenticity. . . . Hymans supporting characters, both kids and adults, are vivid and dynamic. Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. This is Hymans first novel; heres hoping its not his last.Booklist (Starred review)[T]he characters . . .are deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid clich. . . . Mangos supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her no-nonsense, former athlete African-American mom, whos a loving but demanding figure. Kids whod settle for making it through middle school unscathed but still dream of shining in it will find a kindred spirit in Mango. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
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ISBN-13: 9781454929628
Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles.Booklist (starred review)What happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyns new cell phone, her life falls apart. She loses her friends and her spot on the track team, and even costs her father his job as a chef. But Brooklyns planned revengesneakily signing up Mango to audition for the school musicalbackfires when Mango not only wins the lead role, but becomes a YouTube sensation and attracts the attention of the schools queen bee, Hailey Jo. Hailey Jo is from a VERY wealthy family, and expects everyone to do her bidding. Soon Mango finds herself forced to make tough choices about the kind of friend she wants to have . . . and, just as important, the kind of friend she wants to be.*Hyman marries traditional tween elements with a fresh and original plot, and his multicultural cast sparkles with individuality and authenticity. . . . Hymans supporting characters, both kids and adults, are vivid and dynamic. Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. This is Hymans first novel; heres hoping its not his last.Booklist (Starred review)[T]he characters . . .are deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid clich. . . . Mangos supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her no-nonsense, former athlete African-American mom, whos a loving but demanding figure. Kids whod settle for making it through middle school unscathed but still dream of shining in it will find a kindred spirit in Mango. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books
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