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4-6Magnificent Mya Tibbs series.
Illustrated by
Eda Kaban.
In this high-energy school drama, after nine-year-old wannabe-cowgirl Mya is paired with Mean Connie for Spirit Week (Mya's favorite week), her new friendship with Naomi is on the rocks. Meanwhile, the Bluebonnet, Texas, school is busy with cowboy-themed Fall Festival preparations. This first installment drops readers into Mya's world, where there are endless reasons to fret but also to laugh and cheer.