Ava Lin: Best Friend by Vicky Fang
Series: Ava Lin #1
Published by Candlewick Press on June 4, 2024
ISBN: 1536229695
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Ava Lin is excited to start first grade.  She loves her new backpack and looks forward to making a best friend.  She loves collecting treasures, but gets in trouble when she leaves a crayon in her pocket and it goes through the wash.  Her mom also gets mad when she has to go to the doctor to get a pebble out of her ear.  There is not much action in the first installment of this early chapter book series, but it is still well suited for developing readers.  The font is large with a lot of space between the lines and there is not much text on each page.  There is a picture on each page, usually with funny captions, which readers will enjoy. The pictures also show diverse characters, which aren’t mentioned in the text, as some of Ava’s friends, as well as her doctor, are not white. Ava is a funny, sweet girl and young readers will enjoy reading more about her as this series grows.

Reviewed by Lindsay Varnum, Orono Public Library