Allie, First at Last

This charming, heartfelt second novel by Gaby, Lost and Found author Angela Cervantes asks an all-important question: is winning top prize worth losing a friend?

Allie Velasco wants to be a trailblazer.A trendsetter.A winner.No better feeling exists in the world than stepping to the top of a winner's podium and hoisting a trophy high in the air. At least, that's what Allie thinks . . . she's never actually won anything before. Everyone in her family is special in some way -- her younger sister is a rising TV star; her brother is a soccer prodigy; her great-grandfather is a Congressional Medal of Honor winner.With a family like this, Allie knows she has to make her mark or risk being left behind. She's determined to add a shiny medal, blue ribbon, or beautiful trophy to her family'saward shelf. When a prestigious school contest is announced, Allie has the perfect opportunity to take first -- at last. There's just one small snag . . . her biggest competition is also her ex-best friend, Sara. Can Allie take top prize and win back a friend -- or is she destined to lose it all?

Author: Angela Cervantes
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 03/29/2016
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780545812238
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 180363 / Allie, First at Last


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/07/2015
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2015
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 79
Booklist 02/01/2016 pg. 40
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2017 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Angela Cervantes is a poet, storyteller, and animal lover. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in various publications, and she has written the novels Gaby, Lost and Found and Allie, First at Last. When Angela is not writing, she enjoys hanging out with her husband in Kansas and eating fish tacos every chance she gets. Keep up with Angela at angelacervantes.com.