Mango Delight (Mango Delight #1)

by Fracaswell Hyman (Author) Frank Morrison (Illustrator)

Mango Delight (Mango Delight #1)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: Mango Delight
"Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles." --Booklist (starred review) What happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyn's new cell phone, her life falls apart. She loses her friends and her spot on the track team, and even costs her father his job as a chef. But Brooklyn's planned revenge--sneakily signing up Mango to audition for the school musical--backfires when Mango not only wins the lead role, but becomes a YouTube sensation and attracts the attention of the school's queen bee, Hailey Jo. Hailey Jo is from a VERY wealthy family, and expects everyone to do her bidding. Soon Mango finds herself forced to make tough choices about the kind of friend she wants to have . . . and, just as important, the kind of friend she wants to be. *"Hyman marries traditional tween elements with a fresh and original plot, and his multicultural cast sparkles with individuality and authenticity. . . . Hyman's supporting characters, both kids and adults, are vivid and dynamic. Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. This is Hyman's first novel; here's hoping it's not his last." --Booklist (Starred review) "[T]he characters . . . are deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid cliché. . . . Mango's supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her no-nonsense, former athlete African-American mom, who's a loving but demanding figure. Kids who'd settle for making it through middle school unscathed but still dream of shining in it will find a kindred spirit in Mango." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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Praise for the hardcover edition of Mango Delight:

"Hyman marries traditional tween elements with a fresh and original plot, and his multicultural cast sparkles with individuality and authenticity. . . . Hyman's supporting characters, both kids and adults, are vivid and dynamic. Mango is as delightful as her middle name indicates, and middle-grade readers will easily recognize their own experiences in her friendship struggles. This is Hyman's first novel; here's hoping it's not his last." —Booklist (starred review)

"The characters . . . are deftly crafted, and their relationships play out in ways that carefully avoid cliché. . . . Mango's supportive family is also well drawn, particularly her comforting Jamaican immigrant father and her no-nonsense, former athlete African-American mom, who's a loving but demanding figure. Kids who'd settle for making it through middle school unscathed but still dream of shining in it will find a kindred spirit in Mango." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Though this book clearly helps fill the need for minority female leads, the universal themes it addresses give it broad appeal across ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds. A short and sweet story that will encourage deeper conversations around shame, honesty, and courage." —Kirkus Reviews

"Author Fracaswell Hyman has built a fascinating story for middle-graders with well-rounded, believable characters and a story that will keep readers turning pages." —San Francisco Book Review
Fracaswell Hyman
Fracaswell "Cas" Hyman is an award-winning television writer and screenwriter. He is also a playwright, theater and television director, and producer who has created and executive produced successful live-action (The Famous Jett Jackson, Romeo, Taina), animated television series for Disney and Nickelodeon and Netflix's educational web series Bookmarks. Cas lives with his family in Wilmington, NC.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781454929628
Lexile Measure
820
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Publication date
June 12, 2018
Series
Mango Delight
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV014000 - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women
JUV039100 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Peer Pressure
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
African Americans
Schools
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United S
JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Bullying
Middle schools
Theater
Celebrities
Musicals

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