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Friendship Over

Part of The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine

Author Julie Sternberg
Illustrated by Johanna Wright
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$9.99 US
Astra Publishing House | Astra Young Readers
5.5"W x 8.25"H x 0.44"D   | 6 oz | 60 per carton
On sale Oct 06, 2015 | 160 Pages | 9781629794051
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
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Being ten is hard. Just ask Celie—who is juggling fights with her sister, secrets at school, a forgetful grandmother, and a best friend who won't speak to her. How can a girl who doesn't like change survive when everything around her is changing? By writing, of course. Girls will recognize their own struggles as they join Celie who lets it all out in her top-secret diary.
* " . . . Wright's spot-on black-and-white illustrations perfectly complement Sternberg's text. . . This satisfying slice-of-life story about the permutations of friendship and family resonates." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"As she did in Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie and its sequels, Sternberg exposes the travails of adolescence with authenticity and humor in this first volume of the Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series. . . " — Publishers Weekly
Julie Sternberg is the author of The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series as well as the bestselling LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE and its sequels, LIKE BUG JUICE ON A BURGER and LIKE CARROT JUICE ON A CUPCAKE. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. View titles by Julie Sternberg
Johanna Wright has illustrated the Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series published by Boyds Mills Press as well as her own picture books The Orchestra Pit, Bunnies on Ice, and The Secret Circus. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. johannawright.com View titles by Johanna Wright

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Being ten is hard. Just ask Celie—who is juggling fights with her sister, secrets at school, a forgetful grandmother, and a best friend who won't speak to her. How can a girl who doesn't like change survive when everything around her is changing? By writing, of course. Girls will recognize their own struggles as they join Celie who lets it all out in her top-secret diary.

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* " . . . Wright's spot-on black-and-white illustrations perfectly complement Sternberg's text. . . This satisfying slice-of-life story about the permutations of friendship and family resonates." — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"As she did in Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie and its sequels, Sternberg exposes the travails of adolescence with authenticity and humor in this first volume of the Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series. . . " — Publishers Weekly

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Julie Sternberg is the author of The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series as well as the bestselling LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE and its sequels, LIKE BUG JUICE ON A BURGER and LIKE CARROT JUICE ON A CUPCAKE. She lives in Brooklyn, NY. View titles by Julie Sternberg
Johanna Wright has illustrated the Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series published by Boyds Mills Press as well as her own picture books The Orchestra Pit, Bunnies on Ice, and The Secret Circus. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. johannawright.com View titles by Johanna Wright

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