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Bad Best Friend

By Rachel Vail

By Rachel Vail

By Rachel Vail

By Rachel Vail

By Rachel Vail
Read by Mara Wilson

By Rachel Vail
Read by Mara Wilson

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Paperback $9.99

May 21, 2024 | ISBN 9780451479464 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Ebook $9.99

Mar 24, 2020 | ISBN 9780451479471 | Middle Grade (10 and up)

Audiobook Download $20.00

May 21, 2024 | 435 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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    About Bad Best Friend

    Friendship, cliques, and middle school drama with a heavy dose of heart–perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead!

    Niki Ames can’t wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her best friend, Ava, have shared so many plans for the coming year. But then the unthinkable happens: at gym class pair-up, Ava chooses someone else to be her partner. Niki is devastated. It’s clear that Ava wants to be part of the popular group, leaving Niki behind. Niki has to decide who her real friends should be, where her real interests lie. Meanwhile, life at home is complicated. Niki’s nine-year-old brother Danny continues to act out more and more publicly. Their mother refuses to admit that Danny is somewhere on the autism spectrum, but it’s clear he needs help. Niki doesn’t want to be like her brother, to be labeled as different. She just wants to be popular! Is she a bad sister and a bad best friend?

    About Bad Best Friend

    Rachel Vail’s powerful middle-grade novel proves once again that no one does tween better than she does!

    Niki Ames can’t wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her best friend Ava have shared so many plans for the coming year. But then the unthinkable happens: at gym class pair-up, Ava chooses someone else to be her partner. Niki is devastated. It’s clear that Ava wants to be part of the popular group, leaving Niki behind. Niki has to decide who her real friends should be, where her real interests lie. Meanwhile, life at home is complicated. Niki’s nine-year-old brother Danny continues to act out more and more publicly. Their mother refuses to admit that Danny is somewhere on the autism spectrum, but it’s clear he needs help. Niki doesn’t want to be like her brother, to be labeled as different. She just wants to be popular! Is she a bad sister and a bad best friend?

    About Bad Best Friend

    Friendship, cliques, and middle school drama with a heavy dose of heart–perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead!

    Niki Ames can’t wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her best friend, Ava, have shared so many plans for the coming year. But then the unthinkable happens: at gym class pair-up, Ava chooses someone else to be her partner. Niki is devastated. It’s clear that Ava wants to be part of the popular group, leaving Niki behind. Niki has to decide who her real friends should be, where her real interests lie. Meanwhile, life at home is complicated. Niki’s nine-year-old brother Danny continues to act out more and more publicly. Their mother refuses to admit that Danny is somewhere on the autism spectrum, but it’s clear he needs help. Niki doesn’t want to be like her brother, to be labeled as different. She just wants to be popular! Is she a bad sister and a bad best friend?

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    About Rachel Vail

    Rachel Vail never intended to become a writer. As a teenager she believed her only skill was eavesdropping, and therefore she planned to become a spy. But as a freshman at Georgetown University, Vail realized that her skill could be… More about Rachel Vail

    About Rachel Vail

    Rachel Vail never intended to become a writer. As a teenager she believed her only skill was eavesdropping, and therefore she planned to become a spy. But as a freshman at Georgetown University, Vail realized that her skill could be… More about Rachel Vail

    About Rachel Vail

    Rachel Vail never intended to become a writer. As a teenager she believed her only skill was eavesdropping, and therefore she planned to become a spy. But as a freshman at Georgetown University, Vail realized that her skill could be… More about Rachel Vail

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    May 21, 2024 | 320 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780451479464

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Mar 24, 2020 | 320 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780451479471

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library
    May 21, 2024 | 435 Minutes | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780593795743

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