Amy’s birthday is coming up and she invites her new girl friends Lola, Pia, Maya, and Jesse to her sleepover birthday party. But when Lola wins four free tickets to a sold-out concert for the same night, she asks if she and the other girls can take a rain check on Amy’s party. Amy says it’s ok, but she doesn’t have the heart to tell them that they were the ONLY people she invited. Will Amy’s birthday be ruined?
Meet Amy
Amy is part Asian, Caucasian, and African American. At her new school, Amy met a group of nice kids and one of them even affectionately gave her the nickname “Amy Hodgepodge” since she’s a mix of so many races.
Authors: Kim Wayans and Kevin Knotts; Soo Jeong, illustrator. 112 pp. Ages: 6 -10. Paperback. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, May 2008.