Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #1)

by Kate Messner (Author) Kat Fajardo (Illustrator)

Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #1)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

From a New York Times bestselling author, cheerleader Emma McKenna is thrilled for her first day at a new school-but when her former best friend (now her enemy) shows up in class, Emma's quest to start over socially may take a tumble.

Emma McKenna can't wait for third grade at the brand-new Curiosity Academy. She'll have a cool teacher who wears high-tops and science earrings. She'll meet interesting classmates from all over Peppermint Falls. Best of all, she'll get a fresh start after last year's talent-show disaster left her with that awful nickname. It's going to be the best year ever!

Then Lucy walks into Mrs. Z's room. Lucy, Emma's best-friend-turned-enemy. Lucy, who gave Emma that nickname and spread it all over school! Emma's fresh start is doomed . . . unless she can make friends before Lucy ruins everything.

So Emma sets out to be pals with everyone, just like her favorite animal, the capybara. As her classmates argue over the choice of a new school mascot, Emma stays quiet and doesn't pick sides. (The last thing she needs is another enemy.) But maybe speaking up could be the thing that helps her really connect with her class--and saves her at last from third-grade doom.

Both sweetly poignant in its attention to kids' worries and friendships and laugh-out-loud funny in its storytelling, with black-and-white illustrations throughout by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Emma McKenna, Full Out is the perfect launch for the exciting new Kids in Mrs. Z's Class chapter-book series.

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A gentle back-to-school tale sure to resonate with youngsters confronting their own friendship woes.

Kate Messner
Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books for kids who like to wonder. A former teacher, she has written more than thirty picture books, chapter books, and novels for young readers. Kate Messner lives on Lake Champlain with her family.

Heather Ross is an illustrator and fabric designer. She lives in New York City and the Catskill Mountains.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781523525713
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Publication date
April 30, 2024
Series
The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
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