Beauty and Bernice

Anadventure novel for young readers that asks the question: can two very different people ever be friends?

Twelve-year-old Bernice Baransky likes the grunge look shes come by honestly as the only girl at Porchtown Skate Park who can pop an ollie, ride the rails, and grind the slabs. Shed love to impress Wyatt Anderson, a skater who calls her Dude, but Bernice cant seem to do more than mumble when hes around. Should she accept help from a new neighbor, the proper and princessy Odelia, who is desperate to befriend her?

Odelia keeps a fancy notebook called Odelia’s Guide to the Social Graces and spouts off hilarious lessons on poise, posture, manners, and what to do about embarrassing oopsies like unexpected burps and spilled soda. This exciting story takes readers on a thrill ride from the skate parks half-pipe to Smile Academy, a summer camp for Down syndrome children.

A novel full of adventure and heart, it asks the question: can two very different people ever be friends?[AuthorName]By Nancy Viau and Illustrated by Timothy Young[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Nancy Viau is the author of five picture books and several middle-grade novels, including the Schiffer title Just One Thing! (a 2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year). A former teacher and kid-at-heart, she often visits elementary schools to share her journey to publication and the writing process. Nancy works as a seasonal assistant librarian, and when not reading or writing, she searches for adventure at home and abroad.
Timothy Young has been an animator, puppet maker, toy designer, sculptor, art director, and graphic designer. He is the author/illustrator of The Angry Little Puffin. His favorite part of being an author is traveling to schools and talking to kids.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]32 b/w images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]32 b/w images[/ColorPattern]