Winnie Fletcher

Eight-year-old Winnie and her two best friends Vanessa and Zoe, do everything together - until the two girls want to take up ballet and Winnie would rather continue their library-visit day. To preserve the friendship, Winnie tries to dance - and fails miserably. When she drops out, her friendships suffer. With help from her supportive Dad, Winnie resolves to try again, and all three girls learn that they can have different interests and still be friends. A spirited and resourceful heroine, Winnie and her realistic adventures will have great appeal for newly independent readers.

It's Winnie's first time at camp and she loves it; but in a misguided effort to make new friends, she tells her tent mates that her mother, who died soon after she was born, is a famous artist. One lie leads to another until her friends from home overhear her, and her father shows up unexpectedly for a visit. The challenges of camp life and making new friends is convincingly explored in this second chapter book in the delightful “Winnie” series.

In this third adventure in the series about the spunky fourth grader, Winnie is struggling with what she's “best" at. Zoe is the smart one, Vanessa is the actress—what is it that Winnie does that makes her special? As she works to uncover her true gift, Winnie deals with the complex emotions of jealousy, competition, and finally, self-acceptance, in this heartwarming story of friendship.