Summer Gets to Work (American Girl Girl of the Year 2025)

By Clare Hutton

Can Summer and Daisy's friendship survive their business clash?

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136 pages

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Summer McKinny's dog-walking and treat-baking business is thriving, but her dream of attending animal camp with her friend Daisy is at risk. As they partner up to fund their camp adventure, differing ideas lead to a kitchen catastrophe. Can their friendship survive the chaos, or will their business dreams crumble? Discover the challenges and surprises that test their bond and ambitions.

From the publisher

The original middle-grade novel featuring the story of Summer McKinny, American Girl’s 2025 Girl of the Year! Includes full color illustrations throughout plus an exceprt from American Girl’s bestselling series, “A Smart Girl’s Guide”! Business is booming at Waggy Pup Tails, Summer’s dog-walking and treat-baking business. She has new clients to walk and groom and plenty of orders for her homemade dog cookies. Summer loves working with pets, and she’s hoping to go to animal camp with her best friend, Daisy. Daisy has her own business making cat toys, so the girls decide to become partners. If they work together, they might just earn enough money for camp. But the girls have different ideas about how to do things. After a disaster in the kitchen, Summer starts to wonder if they can still be partners . . . and if they’re even still friends.

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