Pa Lia Vang's first day at Jackson Magnet, her new school, isn't going so well. She doesn't know anyone. She can't find her second-grade classroom. And then she gets the only person who's been nice to her into trouble. Will Pa Lia ever fit in? In this first chapter book of the Jackson Friends series, Michelle Edwards explores with humor and sensitivity the anxieties children often face in a new situation.

Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book

Children's Books

Edwards, Michelle

Literature & Fiction

HMH Books for Young Readers

Zero Grandparents: A Jackson Friends Book

Mrs. Fennessey's second-grade class is planning a big celebration for Grandparents Day, and everyone's really excited about it- everyone except for Calliope James. Her best friends, Howie and Pa Lia, are bringing their grandmas. Even Stinky Stern's grandpa is coming. But Calliope's grandparents are no longer alive. How can she celebrate Grandparents Day without a grandparent? In the second book of the Jackson Friends series, Michelle Edwards offers an ingenious solution to this emotional dilemma and provides an honest and insightful look at the challenges faced by children every day.

Pa Lia's first day at her new school, Jackson Magnet, isn't going so well. She doesn't know anyone there. She can't find her second-grade classroom. And worst of all, she accidentally gets the only kids who have been nice to her in trouble. Will Pa Lia ever fit in?

Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book (Jackson Friends, 1)

Clarion Books

Mrs. Fennessey's class is having a big celebration for Grandparents Day. Everyone is excited--everyone except Calliope James. She doesn't have a grandma or a grandpa. Can Calliope celebrate without a grandparent of her own?

The Talent Show: A Jackson Friends Book

Jackson Magnet is having a talent show. Howie is excited because everyone will be there to hear her sing. But at the final dress rehearsal in front of the entire school, she gets so scared she can't perform her song. Will Howie make it through Opening Night?

Pa Lia has never liked Stinky Stern, the enemy of the second grade. He makes fun of other kids, he says mean things, and he's always causing trouble. But when Stinky is suddenly hit by a car and killed, Pa Lia and the rest of the students in Mrs. Fennessey's class face a difficult challenge: How do you deal with the death of someone nobody really liked? This moving story is certain to resonate with anyone who has ever experienced--or even just thought about--the loss of a classmate or friend.

Stinky Stern Forever: A Jackson Friends Book

It's Grandparents Day at Jackson Magnet. But how do you celebrate Grandparents Day if you don't have any grandparents? Calliope James is about to find out.  In the second book of the heartwarming Jackson Friends series, Michelle Edwards offers an ingenious solution to an emotional dilemma and provides an honest and insightful look at the challenges faced by children every day.

Pa Lia's first day at her new school, Jackson Magnet, isn't going so well. She doesn't know anyone there. She can't find her second-grade classroom. But worst of all, she accidentally gets the only kids who have been nice to her in trouble. Will Pa Lia ever fit in?

Harcourt Paperbacks

Harcourt Childrens Books

Jackson Magnet is having a talent show. Howie is excited because everyone--mothers, fathers, grandparents, neighbors, teachers, kids, even the Channel Seven News Team--will be there to hear her sing. But at the final dress rehearsal in front of the entire school, she gets so scared she can't perform her song. Will Howie make it through Opening Night? In the third book of her Jackson Friends series, Michelle Edwards uses gentle humor to transform a familiar experience into a moving and triumphant story that's just right for beginning readers.

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Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book

Zero Grandparents: A Jackson Friends Book

Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book (Jackson Friends, 1)

Zero Grandparents: A Jackson Friends Book

The Talent Show: A Jackson Friends Book

Stinky Stern Forever: A Jackson Friends Book

Zero Grandparents: A Jackson Friends Book

Pa Lia's First Day: A Jackson Friends Book

Stinky Stern Forever: A Jackson Friends Book

The Talent Show: A Jackson Friends Book