(3) 4-6 Pages Between Us series. Bookish Olivia hopes to save her school's Battle of the Books team; amateur filmmaker Piper feels invisible in her large family. The friends' pro-book video goes viral, turning the team into a big deal. Their shared secret notebook and occasional other documents chronicle the experience in this sequel to The Pages Between Us. Once again, both girls' lively humor makes for a lighthearted, enjoyable read.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Cheerful, effervescent, always-smiling Hannah Sparkles narrates her efforts to befriend her reserved new neighbor, Sunny. To Hannah's dismay, her favorite things--flowers, unicorns, pom-poms--don't inspire Sunny at all. When Hannah realizes people "find happiness in different ways," the girls become friends after all. Perky illustrations cleverly reveal Sunny's interests--earthworms, lizards, puddles--before the effusive (sometimes grating) narrative does.

Reviewer: Martha Sibert

(3) 4-6 Fifth grader Allie West is the principal's daughter, and, in her words, "it is the worst." Navigating school social situations is hard, but she has her band of "Afters" (other staff children) to help her. Allie's struggle to learn the difference between tattling to her mother and speaking up when it really matters feels authentic in this heartfelt, often funny school story.

Reviewer: Kari Allen

(3) 4-6 Via a shared secret notebook as well as other notes, chats, and texts, overdramatic Piper and brainy Olivia (and occasionally others) tell the story of their transition into middle school and their discovery of diverging interests. The humor in both girls' voices makes for a breezy read, and tweens will likely relate to the evolving-friendship conflict.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax