Best friends Nixie and Grace spend every afternoon together . . . until Nixie's mom gets a new job and Nixie must attend the after-school program, without Grace.
Claudia Mills has written many children's books, 7 x 9 = Trouble!,
the Franklin School Friends series, and the Mason Dixon series,
among other chapter books and books for middle-grade readers. She
lives in Boulder, Colorado.
Grace Zong has illustrated many books for children, including Goldy
Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim, Pippa and Percival,
Pancake and Poppy- Four Peppy Puppies by Deborah Diesen, and Mrs.
McBee Leaves Room 3 by Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan. She divides
her time between South Korea and New York.
"Likable Nixie creates a terrific recipe for winning back old
friends and making lots of new ones."—Kirkus Reviews
"Young readers will easily relate to this wholesome look at early
friendships and conflicts." —School Library Journal
"Claudia Mills handles the tricky subject of friendship gracefully.
Young readers will relate well to the feelings Nixie experiences
while figuring out what friendship is and how to keep
it." —School Library Connection
"Humorous vignettes from cooking class lighten the story, with the
kids Nixie meets there gently helping her to both figure out how to
broaden her friend group and discover the power of apologies, grand
gestures, and honest conversation. Expressive black-and-white
illustrations give newer chapter-book readers time to pause and
process the events and maybe consider their own friendship dramas."
—The Horn Book
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