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My Pet Slime - by Courtney Sheinmel (Hardcover)

My Pet Slime - by  Courtney Sheinmel (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Piper Maclane wants a pet so badly, but she's allergic to everything. So she creates her own--out of slime! It has big eyes, a little mouth, and two arms just long enough for hugs. When a strange turn of events brings her slime to life, Piper learns how fun, challenging, and messy it can be to care for a pet--especially one made out of slime!<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Piper Maclane wants a pet so badly, but she's allergic to everything. So she creates her own . . . out of slime! From Epic! Originals, <i>My Pet Slime</i> is a sweet, slimy series about a girl who makes the most of a challenging situation and is rewarded with a bit of magic!</b> <p/>Piper wishes she could have a pet to care for and snuggle with and take to school for show-and-tell. All of the other kids have one. But she's allergic to every animal imaginable! So instead, she makes her own pet out of slime, with big eyes, a little mouth, and two arms just long enough for hugs. It would be the perfect pet for Piper, if it were real. When a strange turn of events brings her slime to life, Piper learns how fun, challenging, and messy it can be to care for a pet . . . especially one made out of slime! <p/>At the back of the book, learn about real-life slime and follow the recipe to create a "pet" of your own!<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Courtney Sheinmel is a chocolate lover, a mac-and-cheese expert, and the author of over twenty highly celebrated books for kids and teens, including the middle-grade series <i>The Kindness Club</i>, and the young readers' series <i>Stella Batts</i> and <i>Magic on the Map. </i>For nearly a decade, Courtney has mentored teen writers at Writopia Lab, a non-profit organization serving kids ages eight to eighteen, and she received a National Scholastic Outstanding Educator Award. She lives in New York City. <p/>Renée Kurilla has illustrated many books for kids, including <i>Orangutanka: A Story in Poems</i> by Margarita Engle, <i>Chicks Rule! </i>by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, and the <i>Ada Lace</i> chapter book series by Emily Calandrelli. Her picture book <i>Right This Very Minute</i>, written by Lisl Detlefsen, was selected as the American Farm Bureau's 2019 Book of the Year. Renée has a BFA in illustration and diploma in graphic design from Lesley University College of Art and Design. She lives just south of Boston with her husband, daughter, and a plump orange cat who springs to life the moment everyone else falls asleep.<br>

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