Best friends Julie and Lydia are back in this hilarious sequel to Amy Ignatow's breakout novel!After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity together, Julie and Lydia are finally ready to put their hard-earned lessons to use in junior high. But before they can, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom gets a job in London for six whole months! Before Lydia can say "fancy a cup of tea?" she's thrust into a new school, where she earns a reputation as "the Violent American." Meanwhile Julie's stuck navigating the cliques of American junior high on her own, where she is adopted by a group of troublemaking eighth graders known as the Bichons. The two best friends will have to learn to keep in touch and stand on their own, assisted as always by their trusty notebook. Amy Ignatow's signature sense of humor is on full display in this satisfying sequel.
About the AuthorAmy Ignatow is an illustrator and teacher who has also been a farmer, a florist, a short-order vegan cook, a dancing chicken, an SAT prep instructor, a telefundraiser, a wedding singer, a ghost-writer for internet personal ads, a reporter, and an air-brush face and body painter working under the name OogaA". She graduated from Moore College of Art and Design and lives in Philadelphia with her husband Mark and their cat, Mathilda, whom they believe to be well-meaning despite all evidence to the contrary.
AwardsShort-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (Middle School) 2012 and Sasquatch Award 2013.
Book InformationISBN 9780810997240
Author Amy IgnatowFormat Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint AbramsPublisher Abrams
Weight(grams) 450g
Dimensions(mm) 212mm * 155mm * 20mm