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Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin? excited for the best week of the whole school year?SPIRIT WEEK! She and her megapopular best friend, Naomi Jackson, even made a pinky promise to be Spirit Week partners so they can win the big prize: special VIP tickets to the Fall Festival!
But when the partner picking goes horribly wrong, Mya gets paired with Mean Connie Tate?the biggest bully in school. And she can?t get out of it.
Good gravy.
Now Naomi is friend-ending mad at Mya for breaking a promise?even though Mya couldn?t help it?and everyone at school is calling Mya names. Can Mya work with Mean Connie to win the VIP tickets and get her best friend back?
Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is in a triple heap of trouble. As the Tibbs household prepares for the new baby, Mya is extra excited to spend time with her mom watching their favorite Annie Oakley marathon before her new sister arrives. Until she’s cornered into a bet with her number-one enemy, Naomi Jackson, that she can beat her in the famous fourth-grade Wall of Fame Game?which means Mya is stuck studying every night instead of hanging out with Mom. As if that wasn?t enough, Mya just entered Bluebonnet’s annual chili cook-off, even though she doesn?t know how to cook! Holy moly!
Can Mya find a way to beat Naomi, win the chili cook-off, and get some special mom/daughter time before it’s too late?
This is one series that takes off right with the first chapter! The characters are fun and enjoyable and of course the most interesting is Mya with her cowboy boots on. I found myself rooting her on throughout each book as if she was right next to me! I want to be her friend! Mya is indeed magnificent and kids will love reading about her struggles and successes.
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