Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0440410363, Paperback)

Annie Bananie is off to a new school, but is she worried? Hardly. Not only did she meet lots of kids over the summer, not only does she have a particularly adorable best-friend dog, and not only does she already know her teacher will be Mrs. Liebling, absolutely the coolest teacher at her new school. Nope, that's not all.

Annie also has half the girls in her grade begging to be her best friend. With hilarity, accuracy, and compassion, author Leah Komaiko captures the agony and competition endemic to these early best-friend courtships. Girls will love watching this sensible, personable character cope with such enthusiastic hot pursuit; their parents will find it all highly instructive. (For ages 7-10)