{"product_id":"mango-delight-volume-1-9781454929628","title":"Mango Delight: Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EX-Friend-Forever?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyn's new cell phone, her life falls apart. She loses her friends and her spot on the track team, and even costs her father his job as a chef. But Brooklyn's planned revenge--sneakily signing up Mango to audition for the school musical--backfires when Mango not only wins the lead role, but becomes a YouTube sensation and attracts the attention of the school's queen bee, Hailey Jo. Hailey Jo is from a VERY wealthy family, and expects everyone to do her bidding. Soon Mango finds herself forced to make tough choices about the kind of friend she wants to have . . . and, \u003ci\u003e just as important\u003c\/i\u003e, the kind of friend she wants to \u003ci\u003ebe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\"Hyman marries traditional tween elements with a fresh and original plot, and his multicultural cast sparkles with individuality and authenticity. . . . Hyman's supporting characters, both kids and adults, are vivid and dynamic. Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. This is Hyman's first novel; here's hoping it's not his last.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[T]he characters\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eare deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid cliché\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . \u003cb\u003eMango's supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her no-nonsense, former athlete African-American mom, who's a loving but demanding figure. Kids who'd settle for making it through middle school unscathed but still dream of shining in it will find a kindred spirit in Mango\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFracaswell \"Cas\" Hyman is an award-winning television writer (Humanitas Prize, Alma Award, Peabody Award) and screenwriter (UCLA Extension Best Screenplay winner.) He is also a playwright, theater and television director, and producer who has created and executive-produced successful live-action (\u003ci\u003eThe Famous Jett Jackson, Romeo, Taina\u003c\/i\u003e) and animated (\u003ci\u003eLittle Bill\u003c\/i\u003e) television series for Disney and Nickelodeon. Cas lives in NC, and \u003ci\u003eMango Delight\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel. You can connect with Cas on Twitter @fracaswellhyman.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Union Square Kids","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676375388434,"sku":"9781454929628","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6f8cae3a-f642-4b58-b700-9b4a25a3f8c1.jpg?v=1733878713","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mango-delight-volume-1-9781454929628","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}