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Piper Maclane wants a pet so badly, but she's allergic to everything. So she creates her own--out of slime! It has big eyes, a little mouth, and two arms just long enough for hugs. When a strange turn of events brings her slime to life, Piper learns how fun, challenging, and messy it can be to care for a pet--especially one made out of slime!
About the author
Courtney Sheinmel is a chocolate lover, a mac-and-cheese expert, and the author of over twenty highly celebrated books for kids and teens, including the middle-grade series
The Kindness Club, and the young readers' series
Stella Batts and
Magic on the Map. For nearly a decade, Courtney has mentored teen writers at Writopia Lab, a non-profit organization serving kids ages eight to eighteen, and she received a National Scholastic Outstanding Educator Award. She lives in New York City.
Renée Kurilla has illustrated many books for kids, including
Orangutanka: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle,
Chicks Rule! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, and the
Ada Lace chapter book series by Emily Calandrelli. Her picture book
Right This Very Minute, written by Lisl Detlefsen, was selected as the American Farm Bureau's 2019 Book of the Year. Renée has a BFA in illustration and diploma in graphic design from Lesley University College of Art and Design. She lives just south of Boston with her husband, daughter, and a plump orange cat who springs to life the moment everyone else falls asleep.
Summary
My Pet Slime is a sweet, slimy series about a girl who makes the most of a challenging situation and is rewarded with a bit of magic!
