From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina, the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each other's numero uno, even though one is moving away.

A big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb. Already it has gobbled up Evelyn's mirror with heart stickers around the edge ... and the sofa that we bounce on to get to the moon.

Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments right across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi and cat. But not after today - not after Evelyn moves away. The girls play amid the moving boxes until it's time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness of Meg Medina's beautifully written story about friendship and change is balanced by Sonia Sanchez's colourful and vibrant depictions of the girls' urban neighbourhood.

About the Author

Meg Medina is the author of the Newbery Medal-winning book Merci Suarez Changes Gears, which was a 2018 Kirkus Prize finalist. She is also the author of award-winning YA novels and the picture books Mango, Abuela, and Me, illustrated by Angela Dominguez, which was a Pura Belpre Author Award Honor Book, and Tia Isa Wants a Car,illustrated by Claudio Munoz, which won the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award. The daughter of Cuban immigrants, she grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Virginia, USA.

Sonia Sanchez is the illustrator of Here I Am, for which she was nominated for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Painter of interior art. She has been selected twice to participate in the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show. She lives with her husband, son, and a sleepyhead cat in Barcelona, Spain.

Awards
Winner of Margaret Wise Brown Prize 2021 (United States) and Charlotte Zolotow Award 2021 (United States) and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Crystal Kite Award 2021 (United States).



Book Information
ISBN 9781406396010
Author Meg Medina
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Walker Books Ltd
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 400g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 278mm * 10mm