"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 .
Kids who\'d 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 Children\'s Books.
Mango\'s supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her no-nonsense, former athlete African-American mom, who\'s a loving but demanding figure. . . . are deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid clich . . .
This is Hyman\'s first novel; here\'s hoping it\'s not his last." --Booklist (Starred review)" T]he characters .
Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles.
Hyman\'s supporting characters, both kids and adults, are vivid and dynamic. . . . "Hyman marries traditional tween elements with a fresh and original plot, and his multicultural cast sparkles with individuality and authenticity. and, just as important, the kind of friend she wants to be. . .
Soon Mango finds herself forced to make tough choices about the kind of friend she wants to have .
Hailey Jo is from a VERY wealthy family, and expects everyone to do her bidding.
But Brooklyn\'s planned revenge--sneakily signing up Mango to audition for the school musical--backfires when Mango not only wins the lead role, but becomes a You Tube sensation and attracts the attention of the school\'s queen bee, Hailey Jo.
She loses her friends and her spot on the track team, and even costs her father his job as a chef.
EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyn\'s new cell phone, her life falls apart. . . "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
