Ava Lin, Best Friend!

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Brand-new first grader Ava Lin is determined to find a best friendeven if shes a bit unclear on how to go about itin this launch of a funny, super relatable chapter-book series.

Ava Lin is six and a half years old, and she loves bubble tea, finding treasures, and animals (note the 117 varieties of pets on her wish list). Shes very good at drawing and balancing pasta on her nose. And theres a Very Exciting Thing happening in her life right now: tomorrow is her first day of first grade! Which means she gets a new backpack, new pencils, and a new lunch box. But what she really wants to get in first grade is a best friend, which isnt as easy as she thought.

Avas quest has her navigating some confusing social rules, with unintentionally comical resultsbut she always manages to wriggle out of her mishaps in ways young readers will find very familiar. With an engaging text, humorous graphic panels, and black-and-white illustrations, Vicky Fang draws on her Chinese American familys experience to create a heroine kids will instantly love.

Author Bio

Vicky Fang is the author of the Layla and the Bots chapter books series, as well as the I Can Code board book series and the picture book Invent-a-Pet. She is the author-illustrator of Friendbots and AlphaBots. A former Google product designer, she now writes and illustrates childrens books full-time. Vicky Fang lives in California.