cover image Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown

Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown

Paula Danziger. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, $13.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-399-23607-5

Together Again Beginning readers will welcome the return of several favorite characters. Amber Brown stars in two titles by Paula Danziger, illus. by Tony Ross. In It's a Fair Day, Amber Brown, the heroine and her best friend, Justin, enjoy a vacation with their families. Unfortunately, things turn sour when Amber's parents start arguing and she gets lost at the county fair. Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown focuses on first-day jitters that are quickly quelled. (July)