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    The Fix-It Friends: Three's a Crowd
    The Fix-It Friends: Three's a Crowd
    The Fix-It Friends: Three's a Crowd
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    The Fix-It Friends: Three's a Crowd

    By Nicole C. Kear and Tracy Dockray

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    Because no one likes to feel left out.

    Friends are like sprinkles on a birthday cake—you can never have too many! So when a new girl named Margot joins the class, Veronica and her BFF, Cora, welcome her with open arms. Everything about Margot is super exciting— from her fashion designer mom to the perfect French she speaks—and everyone loves her. Especially Cora.

    Before long, Cora and Margot have matching outfits and rhyming nicknames. Veronica feels left out, big time, but she won’t give up on her best friend without a fight. Trouble is, the harder she tries to hold on to Cora, the more she pushes her away—until the two besties end up in a showdown that hurts more than just feelings.

    It’s a job for the Fix-It Friends, to be sure. But can the president of the problem-solvers accept help herself?

    Three’s a Crowd is the sixth installment in this laugh-out-loud chapter book series starring a precocious and loveable heroine. It includes the Fix-It Friends Toolbox, filled with advice to handle changes in friendships.

    Don’t miss the other Fix-It Friends adventures:
    The Fix-It Friends: Have No Fear!
    The Fix-It Friends: Sticks and Stones
    The Fix-It Friends: The Show Must Go On
    The Fix-It Friends: Wish You Were Here
    The Fix-It Friends: Eyes on the Prize

    An Imprint Book

    Praise for The Fix-It Friends: Have No Fear!:

    "Fears are scary! But don’t worry: the Fix-It Friends are here with step-by-step help —and humor too.”—Fran Manushkin, author of the Katie Woo series

    “Full of heart and more than a little spunk”
    —Kathleen Lane, author of The Best Worst Thing

    An empowering resource for kids — and they're just plain fun to read.”
    —Lauren Knickerbocker, Ph.D., Co-Director, Early Childhood Service, NYU Child Study Center

    “Hooray for these young friends who work together; this diverse crew will have readers looking forward to more.” —Kirkus Reviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJan 23, 2018
    ISBN9781250086754
    The Fix-It Friends: Three's a Crowd
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    Nicole C. Kear

    Nicole C. Kear grew up in New York City, where she still lives, with her husband, three firecracker kids and a ridiculously fluffy hamster. She's written lots of essays and a memoir, Now I See You, for grownups; and The Fix-It Friends series and Foreverland for kids. She also co-wrote The Startup Squad series with Brian Weisfeld. She has a bunch of fancy, boring diplomas, and one red clown nose from circus school. Seriously.

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      The Fix-It Friends - Nicole C. Kear

      Chapter 1

      I’m Veronica Conti, and I’m a happy-endings kind of person.

      If I see a cloud, I look for the silver lining.

      If life gives me lemons, I make delicious lemonade, sell it in front of my house, and make a bunch of money.

      And if I ask my mom if we can go to the trampoline gym for my eighth birthday and she says We’ll see, I know that what she really means is You betcha!

      Oh, thank you, thank you! I exclaimed when my mom said We’ll see.

      You really are an optimist, said my mom, smiling.

      Mom, I’m not even eight yet! I said. I’m too young to be a doctor!

      "That’s an optometrist, said my big brother, Jude. He is in fourth grade, so he thinks he knows everything. An optimist is just a positive person. You know—someone who thinks most endings will be happy ones."

      That’s me for sure! I chirped.

      It was true. I did think all endings would be happy. And when it looked like a story wouldn’t have a happy ending because there was a problem, then I’d just fix the problem! And if I didn’t know how to fix it, then I’d ask Jude or his best friend, Ezra, or my best friend, Cora. We were the Fix-It Friends!

      Until something broke that seemed too hard to fix.

      It all started in the beginning of March. With Margot.

      Chapter 2

      March has always been my favorite month.

      I know March is not as popular as the -ember months with all their great holidays, but don’t be duped! March is the super supreme best! Here’s why:

      1. It’s the start of spring! Which means it gets sunny, and you don’t need to wear heavy, itchy jackets anymore, and the flowers start to bloom, and the baby birds hatch.

      2. When you get to March, you know that the school year is more than half over, which is another way of saying, Summer vacation, here we come!

      3. Last but not least … my birthday is in March!

      I wanted my eighth birthday party to be the best ever. Cora and I brainstormed a ton of ideas. She has been helping me plan my parties since we became best friends in kindergarten. Cora is a big help because she is organized and responsible and loves holding a clipboard.

      Our first idea was to rent a horse to give rides to all our friends. I wanted a black stallion or a white stallion, but really I’d have settled for a donkey or even a Great Dane. But Dad said we couldn’t ride a stallion down city streets. Also, it costs too much.

      Cora had the great idea to do a pet spa in the living room. But the only pet I have is a goldfish, and Mom said we could not dye Fred’s scales or put bubble bath in his tank. So that idea was out.

      Then, in the beginning of March, when I was eating breakfast before school, I saw an ad in the newspaper:

      Eureka! I shouted.

      I showed Mom the ad. She had not had her coffee yet and I was sure she was going to say Forget it, but instead she said We’ll see. And, as all optimists know, that just means Sure thing, sweet pea!

      That’s when my little sister, Pearl, ran into the kitchen. She was sucking on her paci and holding the waist of her pajama pants so they wouldn’t fall down. Pearl’s big diaper used to hold up her pants, but since she got potty trained and stopped wearing diapers, her pants are always falling down to her ankles.

      Pearl must have heard us talking about birthdays because she popped her pacifier out of her mouth and yelled, Bifday? Yay! Is my BIFDAY!

      She jumped up and her pants dropped down.

      No, honey, not yet. We’re talking about Veronica’s birthday, which is at the end of this month, said Mom, pulling Pearl’s pants up.

      I wanna bifday! Pearl whined. Then she pouted.

      My dad calls this Pearl’s Power Pout because it packs a punch. Her bottom lip sticks out so far that it looks like a window ledge. Her big blue eyes get enormous and all wet and shiny. She looks sadder than a really hungry golden retriever waiting for you to throw her a scrap of food from your dinner.

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