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Mango Delight

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By Fracaswell Hyman
Publisher Sterling Children's Books
Mango Delight
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DIVBMango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middlegrade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. BIBBooklistBIB (starred review)BBR BR What happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EXFriendForever? When seventhgrader 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 IbeI.BR BR B*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 middlegrade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. This is Hymans first novel heres hoping its not his last. BIBooklistI (Starred review)BR BR BThe charactersB . . . Bare deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid clichB. . . . BMangos supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her nononsense, former athlete AfricanAmerican 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 MangoB. IBulletin of the Center for Childrens BooksIDIV

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52916 words52,916 words
224 pages224 pages
Lexile 820LLexile 820L
Grade 4 to 8Grade 4 to 8
Age 9-13Age 9-13
Published 2018Published 2018

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9781454929628

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