Now That We Don't Talk - by Sylvia Liu (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Grace and Mia are best friends, and so are their dogs! Penny is a pug who hates squirrels but loves playing with her best friend, Otis, a Frenchie with an impressive vocabulary. Grace and Mia are excited to start middle school together, but they soon find out that it's anything but smooth sailing. The girls have no classes together and while Grace is excited to join the school's softball team, Mia is drawn to student council. Penny and Otis hatch a plan to get them to spend more time together, but they only end up making things worse!

As the girls start drifting apart, it looks like the forever in BFF may have a time limit. But Penny and Otis cannot accept a friendship breakup between their girls. Soon they're conspiring to heal the friendship, but will two rambunctious, forgetful puppies be able to save the day?

Review Quotes

Praise for Manatee's Best Friend:

"An inspiring story with excellent pacing centered on a budding activist finding her voice." -- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Sylvia Liu is a children's author inspired by kraken, ghost crabs, and cephalopods. She grew up in Caracas, Venezuela, attended Yale College and Harvard Law School and practiced environmental law for a decade at the U.S. Department of Justice and the nonprofit marine conservation group Oceana. Her debut picture book, A Morning with Grandpa, illustrated by Christina Forshay (Lee & Low Books 2016) won the 2013 New Voices Award. She co-founded the kid lit resources website, kidlit411.com. Sylvia can be found on Twitter @artsylliu and at enjoyingplanetearth.com.