Event Lectures and Symposia How Sara Shepard Made a Best Friend

Date and Location

Part of National Book Festival ; 2023 National Book Festival

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Fifth grade is full of surprises: good, bad, silly, weird—you name it. The first installment of a new middle grade series, Sara Shepard’s “Penny Draws a Best Friend” follows young Penny Lowry as she navigates changing friendships, a family secret and her feelings of anxiety. Moderated by Carolyn Belefski.

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