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A friendly prank war at the White House spirals out of
control in this hilarious and heartfelt middle grade novel written by acclaimed
author Yamile Saied Méndez and perfect for fans of President
of the Whole Fifth Grade and Merci Suá
rez Changes Gears.Ingrid and Winnie López have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue for eight years, but their friends Skylar and Zora Williams—the new
first daughters—are about to move into the White House with their mom, the
president-elect. What the Williamses don’t know is that incoming presidents’
families are often pranked by the folks they’re replacing, and Ingrid and
Winnie take that tradition very seriously.
But when the four girls get wrapped
up in an ever-escalating exchange of practical jokes and things spiral out of control,
can they avoid an international incident? Or will their battle go down in
American history and ruin their friendship forever?
About the author
Yamile (pronounced sha-MEE-lay) Saied Mendez was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina to a family with roots from all over the world. She now lives in a small mountain town in the United States with her Puerto Rican husband, five multi-cultural kids, two bilingual dogs, and a herd of deer that love to eat her flowers. She's a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Visit her at yamilesmendez.com.
Summary
A friendly prank war at the White House spirals out of
control in this hilarious and heartfelt middle grade novel written by acclaimed
author Yamile Saied Méndez and perfect for fans of President
of the Whole Fifth Grade and Merci Suárez Changes Gears.
Ingrid and Winnie López have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue for eight years, but their friends Skylar and Zora Williams—the new
first daughters—are about to move into the White House with their mom, the
president-elect. What the Williamses don’t know is that incoming presidents’
families are often pranked by the folks they’re replacing, and Ingrid and
Winnie take that tradition very seriously.
But when the four girls get wrapped
up in an ever-escalating exchange of practical jokes and things spiral out of control,
can they avoid an international incident? Or will their battle go down in
American history and ruin their friendship forever?
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"Although the book begins as a gentle riposte to narrow cultural and ethnic categorizations, its conclusion reaches out to all readers, evoking both heritage and the human family."
