Nikki & Deja (Nikki and Deja) - Hardcover

English, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0618752382 ISBN 13: 9780618752386

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2007

Synopsis

Being the best of friends and always doing everything together, Nikki and Deja decide to create an exclusive group of their own in order to keep the arrogant new girl in school from gaining access to their clique in this amusing tale about the trials and tribulations of third-graders.

About this title

Review:

English perceptively explores the undercurrent of insecurity and rivalry that threatens two African-American girls' friendship.

Few early chapter books feature African American characters, and English, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book author, addresses this dearth with a sweet, realistic friendship story.

English nicely fills an undeveloped area--this is a first chapter book featuring African-American girls, and race is presented as an attribute of the characters rather than as an issue.

About the Author:

Laura Freeman has illustrated several books for young readers, including the Nikki and Deja and Carver Chronicles series, and Natalie's Hair Was Wild, which she also wrote. Laura grew up in New York City, and now lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children. Visit her online at lfreemanart.com and on Twitter @LauraFreemanArt.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0618752382
• ISBN 13: 9780618752386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 76
• Illustrator: Freeman Laura