Three-day weekends are great for tackling your TBR pile. Today, as I was going through my stacks, I picked up NINA SONI: FORMER BEST FRIEND (written by Kashmira Sheth and illustrated by Jenn Kocsmiersky). Published by Peachtree Publishing Company, It's been out since Oct. 2019 so you can get this right now!
First thing I need to say: I truly enjoyed this book! I swallowed up the pages fairly quickly, but so many good points in the book made me stop and take note.
Nina is forgetful so she makes lists in her notebook (which she has named ❤️📒), and she doesn't feel like her family is very exciting at all. She's having trouble getting along with her best friend Jay, Dad is out of town too much, and she's got a big writing project at school she hasn't even started. Add a very active little sister to the mix and that makes her life super busy.
I jotted down so many aspects of the story to connect with: writing assignments, science experiments, recipes (roti and kachumber) and even social emotional learning! I like to make books come to life by pulling out aspects of the book to connect to other books and activities. I have TONS of ideas for this one. And I think I will use it for a book club in 3rd grade!
I am one of Nina's fans now, and I can't wait to bring this chapter book series into our library. Ordering and recommending!
Lucky for me, Peachtree Publishing Company just sent me the second installment of this one so I'm going to read that one next!
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