The Best Worst Day (Hyperion Chapters) - Hardcover

Graves, Bonnie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786823011 ISBN 13: 9780786823017

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, 1997

Synopsis

Lucy wants to impress Maya, the exotic new girl at school, so that she will choose Lucy to be her best friend

About this title

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-3?In this beginning chapter book, Lucy wants to be best friends with Maya, the new girl in her class. The action takes place during the course of a school day, a comfortable time frame for young readers. Children will recognize the events that pace the story: riding the bus, learning to subtract, art time, lunch, and recess. Lucy is a likable character and readers will identify with her wish to befriend someone as appealing as Maya. Lucy's classmate Zach brings additional zest to the story with his gum-chomping and pencil-poking friendliness. Simple, yet lively scratchboard illustrations balance the actions described. A fine addition where easy chapter books are in demand.?Maura Bresnahan, Topsfield Town Library, MA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

The Best Worst Day ($13.95, $3.95 paper; April 22, 1996; 64 pp.; 0-7868-0167-0, paper 0-7868-1090-4): In the Chapters series, an entry about the wish for a friend that comes true, with only minor disappointments along the way. The new girl in Lucy's class, Maya, looks like perfect best-friend material, and Lucy practically wills it to be so. At the end of the day, it is Maya who asks Lucy for friendship. This sweet but unlikely tale has a gloss of perfection usually reserved for fairy tales; new readers will feel comfortable with the pacing and the just-right dose of suspense. (Fiction. 7-9) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0786823011
• ISBN 13: 9780786823017
• Binding: Hardcover