The New Girl...and Me - by Jacqui Robbins

[1]In this straightforward yet touching story, shy Mia is intrigued when a new student, Shakeeta, introduces herself to the class by blurting out, "I have an iguana." But Mia hangs back and lets the other girls show Shakeeta around, only daring to talk to the new girl when both of them are excluded from a soccer game at recess. The two become friends in a realistic way.

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