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K-3
Dial Easy-to-Read Books series.
Amanda Pig continues her move out into the wider world, as her friendship with shy classmate Lollipop (introduced in 'Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl') leads to reciprocal play dates and then to Amanda's first attempted sleepover. Situations are funny, or touching, but always true-to-life, and a reassuringly warm tone (broken up nicely by some characteristic rambunctiousness on Oliver's part) prevails.