F HURI love this book.
Calli Gold is the third child in a family where everyone is really good at something. Her parents are constantly pressuring her to find an activity that she will be really good at. Her sister is a synchronized skater and her brother is great at basketball. But Calli doesn't want to keep trying out new talents. She wants to play in the fall leaves, go sledding, or watch a movie with her friends.
When her class begins a new program called in which older kids buddy up with younger kids, she volunteers to work with a 2nd grader, Noah, who doesn't want to or know who to participate in class at all. Calli works hard to find a way to connect with Noah, and their budding friendship is the first he has made in their school. However, Calli has to find a way to convince her parents that their group's "Friendship Fair" is just as important as her brother's basketball game and her sister's skating performance.
I really liked how this book puts a strong emphasis on the importance of friendship and making connections with people. I like how Calli also has to figure out some of these things herself.
This is a good book for both boys and girls about friendship and family. It is also on the 2014 Illinois Bluestem list. The Southeast School copies are signed, as the author visited us at our Spring book fair!
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