Second Banana
Second Banana

Second Banana

Written by Blair Thornburgh & illustrated by Kate Berube
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
Aug 11, 2020
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A girl is disappointed with her “rotten” role in the school play—but the show must go on   The kids in Mrs. Millet’s class are putting on their annual nutrition pageant. Every kid plays a food. Every kid gets a line. It is a big deal. But this year, there aren’t quite enough parts for everybody. So the class is cast: Fish, Cheese, Broccoli, Blueberry, Banana, and . . . Second Banana. Second Banana feels rotten. She wants to be the ONLY banana! In this deliciously original school story, Blair Thornburgh and Kate Berube recognize the dreadful disappointment that a casting list can cause—as well as the power of friendship, creative thinking, and a good attitude to turn a rotten situation into one that’s quite ap-peel-ing. Showtime!

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      Author
      Blair Thornburgh

      Blair Thornburgh is the author of several books for kids and teens. A graduate of the Hamline MFA Program in writing for children and young adults, she lives outside of Philadelphia. Visit her online at BlairThornburgh.com.

      Illustrator
      Kate Berube

      Kate Berube (Bear uh bee) has spent many hours building sandcastles and searching for mermaids on the beaches of Cape Cod and the Oregon coast. Kate is also the illustrator of My Little Half-Moon and The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read and the author and illustrator of Hannah and Sugar, which won the 2017 Literary Arts Oregon Book Award. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and their one-eyed wonder dog, Sugar. Learn more about Kate and her work at KateBerube.com and on Twitter at @BerubeKate.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781419742347
    Publication Date
    August 11, 2020
    Publisher
    Harry N. Abrams
    Original Publication Date
    August 11, 2020
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years

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