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Mango Delight

Mango Delight

Published in
2017
4.04
on Goodreads (274)

Description

';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 . . . EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyn's 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 Brooklyn's 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 school's 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 be.
Age
9-12
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
224 pages
Book in series
#1

Why to read

  • Relatable middle school experiences
  • Positive messages about friendship and resilience
  • Engaging and humorous narrative
  • Diverse characters and perspectives