Pippa Park

Readers will cheer on Pippa Park in this wonderful middle school book about friendships, bullying, crushes, and family. In this relatable story, Pippa reinvents herself and discovers who she really is on and off the basketball court. Perfect for fans of “The Baby-Sitters Club”, Kelly Yang's “Front Desk” Series and Maizy Chen's “Last Chance”. Life is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look. When Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself. At school, Pippa juggles old and new friends, a crush, and the pressure to get As and score points while keeping her past and family's laundromat a secret from her elite new classmates. But when Pippa begins to receive a string of hateful, anonymous messages via social media, her carefully built persona is threatened. As things spiral out of control, Pippa wonders if she can keep her old and new lives separate, or if she should even try. GREAT FOR READERS AGES 9—12

Meet Korean American Pippa Park in the second book of this compelling coming-of-age middle school series about friendships, bullying, crushes, and family. In this relatable story, Pippa reinvents herself and discovers who she really is on and off the basketball court. Pippa Park is starting to fit in as a scholarship student and basketball star at Lakeview Private. Eliot, her math tutor-and the cutest boy at school-is finally paying attention to her, and Marvel-her childhood friend-is making volunteering a lot more fun. The only thing she hasn't conquered is being completely accepted by the Royals, the popular girls that rule the school. Now Pippa is faced with a challenge-planning and hosting the annual Christmas Eve party-that could make or break her social life with the Royals. When her family won't allow her to have the party due to expenses and when Pippa doesn't have the courage to tell the Royals because of a bully in their group, her life begins to spiral out of control. How will she host the party, find the perfect dress, and pick the right boy to invite?