{"product_id":"nikki-and-deja-birthday-blues-nikki-and-deja-book-two-paperback","title":"Nikki and Deja: Birthday Blues: Nikki and Deja, Book Two - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren English\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second popular book about Nikki and Deja, two third-grade girls who are best friends.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeja's birthday is coming up, and she's been talking about it for weeks. But just before the big day, Auntie Dee gets called away on a business trip and Deja must stay with an elderly neighbor . . . who cooks turnips for dinner and doesn't even have a color TV!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse, the machinations of spoiled Antonia, Deja's new nemesis, threaten to ruin Deja's birthday party plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the first book, this story captures with subtlety and humor all the small betrayals and triumphs of young girls' relationships. Readers will get a wider view of the girls' diverse neighborhood and will recognize themselves and their classmates in the colorful, deftly drawn school scenes. A more serious theme is also introduced (with a light touch) in a subplot concerning Deja's absent father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren English is the author of several books for young readers, including the novel FRANCIE (Farrar, Straus \u0026amp; Giroux), which received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award. Her previous book for Clarion, \u003ci\u003eHot Day on Abbott Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e, was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and was praised by the Jane Addams Peace Association for its nuanced portrait of the inner workings of young girls' relationships. She lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.4 x 5 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 January 18, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gryphon Award (2010)\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 Nikki \u0026amp; Deja: Birthday Blues\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 4.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45605225988140,"sku":"9780547248936","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/nikki-and-deja-birthday-blues-nikki-and-deja-book-two-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}