{"product_id":"nixie-ness-cooking-star-hardcover","title":"Nixie Ness: Cooking Star - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaudia Mills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrace Zong\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest friends Nixie and Grace spend every afternoon together . . . until Nixie's mom gets a new job and Nixie must attend the after-school program, without Grace.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThird graders Nixie Ness and Grace Kenny have been best friends since they were two-years-old. They have always spent every afternoon after school at Nixie's house until Nixie's mom announces that she has a job, which means she won't be there to watch the girls after school, which means Nixie will have to go to the after-school program and Grace will be spending her afternoons at their classmate, Elyse's, house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNixie begrudgingly starts the after-school program, joining the cooking camp. And it turns out that the other children at cooking camp are nice, and the recipes they make are delicious. But Nixie can't really enjoy being an after-school superstar until she finds a way to overcome her jealousy about Grace and Elyse's budding friendship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of J\u003ci\u003eudy Moody, Ivy and Bean, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Clementine\u003c\/i\u003e, this new chapter book series features recurring characters, and each book will highlight one activity they do at their after-school program. The books are illustrated in black and white and include a bonus activity that corresponds to the book's plot. \u003ci\u003eNixie Ness: Cooking Star \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a recipe for morning glory muffins. The next book in the After-School Superstars series, \u003ci\u003eVera Vance: Comics Star\u003c\/i\u003e, is scheduled for release in Spring 2020.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Mills has written many children's books, \u003ci\u003e7 x 9 = Trouble!\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eFranklin School Friends\u003c\/i\u003e series, and the \u003ci\u003eMason Dixon\u003c\/i\u003e series, among other chapter books and books for middle-grade readers. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrace Zong has illustrated many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGoldy Luck and the Three Pandas\u003c\/i\u003e by Natasha Yim, \u003ci\u003e Pippa and Percival, Pancake and Poppy: Four Peppy Puppies \u003c\/i\u003eby Deborah Diesen, and \u003ci\u003eMrs. McBee Leaves Room 3 \u003c\/i\u003eby Gretchen Brandenburg McLellan. She divides her time between South Korea and New York.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nixie Ness, Cooking Star\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764149616928,"sku":"9780823440931","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08d1df4673b66943b4fc0161eb3c506d.webp?v=1780243996","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nixie-ness-cooking-star-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}