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Ava Lin, Best Friend!
Series: Ava Lin
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Brand-new first grader Ava Lin is determined to find a best friend—even if she's a bit unclear on how to go about it—in this launch of a funny, super relatable chapter-book series. Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and she loves bubble tea,...
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Brand-new first grader Ava Lin is determined to find a best friend—even if she's a bit unclear on how to go about it—in this launch of a funny, super relatable chapter-book series.
Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and she loves bubble tea, finding treasures, and animals (note the 117 varieties of pets on her wish list). She's very good at drawing and balancing pasta on her nose. And there's a Very Exciting Thing happening in her life right now: tomorrow is her first day of first grade! Which means she gets a new backpack, new pencils, and a new lunch box. But what she really wants to get in first grade is a best friend, which isn't as easy as she thought.
Ava's quest has her navigating some confusing social rules, with unintentionally comical results—but she always manages to wriggle out of her mishaps in ways young readers will find very familiar. With an engaging text, humorous graphic panels, and black-and-white illustrations, Vicky Fang draws on her Chinese American family's experience to create a heroine kids will instantly love.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781536237269
Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Vicky Fang
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 91g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Vicky Fang is the author of the Layla and the Bots chapter books series, as well as the I Can Code board book series and the picture book Invent-a-Pet. She is the author-illustrator of Friendbots and AlphaBots. A former Google product designer, she now writes and illustrates children’s books full-time. Vicky Fang lives in California.
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