![]() ![]() She uses such a gentle hand to tie together the novel's two plot threads, allowing the reader to make the connection for herself. Yardi's debut middle grade is full of heart, humor, and action - perfect for readers of contemporary fiction as well as those with a soft spot for animal stories. His very honor is at stake, never mind the safety of the neighborhood! His parents? Ashwin? His little sister (and new owner of the now-missing trike) Mila? What's clear is that he's got to do something about it, if he's going to keep thinking of himself as a knight. Knight-obsessed Mateo struggles to decide who to talk to about what he saw. ![]() But everything changes when he spies something so crazy he can't tell anyone else about or they'll think HE's crazy: two skunks-no, TALKING skunks-stealing his old trike. ![]() For fourth-grader Mateo, the weirdest thing he's struggling with is the fact that his new best friend is Ashwin, not Johnny, who held that prized spot in the years before. ![]()
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