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Title details for Nikki and Deja by Karen English - Available

Nikki and Deja

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by Karen English
Laura Freeman
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Meet Nikki and Deja, who live next door to each other and are best friends.

They do everything together—watch Saturday morning cartoons, play jacks, jump double dutch at recess, and help each other with their homework for Mrs. Shelby's third-grade class.

But when an arrogant new girl arrives and Nikki and Deja form a club that would exclude her, the results are not what they expect.

This warm, easy-to-read chapter book from an award-winning author captures all the joys and complexities of elementary school life—particularly friendships and cliques—with finesse and humor.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Nikki and Deja

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 15, 2013

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780544147553

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780544147553
      • File size: 51629 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.9
    • Lexile® Measure: 670
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 10, 2007
      In her first chapter book, English (Francie
      ) perceptively explores the undercurrent of insecurity and rivalry that threaten two African-American girls’ friendship. When Antonia moves into the neighborhood and tries to boss two best friends around, Deja elects to start a drill club and pointedly not invite the new girl. But when Nikki messes up at drill club tryouts, she anticipates rejection and hooks up with Antonia, who proposes an exclusionary club of their own. The plot is secondary to the authentically rendered backdrops of sidewalk games, the third-grade classroom and Saturday morning TV-watching. Better still are the author’s careful tabs on the daily fluctuations in the girls’ emotional lives: “She hadn’t meant to say that.... And since she can’t put the words back into her mouth, she’s glad she’s in front of her house because then she gets to stomp up her stairs and slam the door behind her.” More probing than many chapter books, this title delivers the satisfaction of a full-length novel. Final art not seen by PW
      . Ages 6-10.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.9
  • Lexile® Measure:670
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3

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