ENGLISH, Karen Additional Author mixed material bibliography New York Houghton Mifflin 2009 en English

Printed Book

92p. :ill. ; 25cm The second book about Nikki and Deja, two African American third-grade girls who are best friends.rnDeja's birthday is coming up, and she's been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and Deja must stay with an elderly neighbor . . . who cooks turnips for dinner and doesn't even have a color TV Worse, the machinations of spoiled Antonia, Deja's new nemesis, threaten to ruin Deja's birthday party plans. Like the first book, this story captures with subtlety and humor all the small betrayals and triumphs of young girls' relationships. Readers will get a wider view of the girls' diverse urban neighborhood, and will recognize themselves and their classmates in the colorful, deftly drawn school scenes. A more serious theme is also introduced (with a light touch) in a subplot concerning Deja's absent father. Schools Friendship Best Friends Parties Birthdays Newspaper publishing Aunts Neighborhoods PF 9780547248936 RAFFLES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL To Learn , To Lead , To Love PF ENG b p1605049 xbirthday-blues.jpg.pagespeed.ic.R7rGKhwg4q.jpg.jpg 11127 2017-02-01 08:48:39 2017-02-01 08:48:39 machine generated