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  The Jackson Friends

  Pa Lia Vang

  Loves to draw butterflies and mice

  Is learning to turn cartwheels

  Favorite food: noodles

  Read more about Pa Lia in this book, Pa Lia’s First Day:

  The first day of school isn’t going so well for Pa Lia. Will she ever fit in at Jackson Magnet?

  Calliope Turnipseed James

  Loves to do math

  Is learning to knit

  Favorite food: Snickers

  Read more about Calliope in Zero Grandparents:

  It’s Grandparents Day at Jackson Magnet. Can Calliope celebrate without a grandparent of her own?

  Howardina Geraldina Paulina

  Maxina Gardenia Smith

  Has a ten-speed bike

  Is learning to use all the gears

  Favorite food: sweet potato pie

  Read more about Howie in The Talent Show:

  Jackson Magnet is having a talent show. Will Howie make it through Opening Night?

  Matthew “Stinky” Stern

  Has a pet parakeet named Petey

  Can ride his bike with no hands

  Favorite food: cowboy baked beans

  Read more about Stinky in Stinky Stern Forever:

  It’s a regular day at Jackson Magnet, but when school lets out, something happens that will change Mrs. Fennessey’s class forever.

  About the Author

  MICHELLE EDWARDS is the author-illustrator of Chicken Man, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, several other acclaimed picture books, and the Jackson Friends series, which includes Pa Lia's First Day, a Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award winner, Zero Grandparents, and The Talent Show. She lives with her family in Iowa City.