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Week is the best week at school andyear old Mya Tibbs is excited to be Spirit Week partners with her very popular BFF, Naomi Jackson.
If the two girls win, they get coveted VIP tickets to the Fall Festival, But then things dont go as planned and Mya ends up with Mean Connie Tate as a partner, and Naomi is furious, So furious, that other kids are calling Mya names and she has to think of a way to win back her BFF and survive being Connies partner.
Good gravy!

Crystal Allens The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown is truly that, a magnificent middlegrade read! This book is simply bursting with heart, funnies, and lovable characters.
Allens pitchperfect voice and wonderful storytelling will delight, amuse, and captivate, Myas story of mean girls, friendship woes, and being a good kid in a sometimes confusing world, is painted with age appropriate authenticity.
Young readers will surely relate to the characters mishaps, struggles, and triumphs, and will greatly enjoy the Spirit Week activities,

The vibrant, quaint, yet larger than life, Bluebonnet, Texas makes for a fun setting, And Allen has filled this vivid town with an awesome assortment of diverse characters, From Myas clever brother Nugget to a brave boy named Fish, Starr and Skye twins who may be aliens, fabulous but maybenotsonice Naomi, wacky Mr.
Winky, supportive Mr. and Mrs. Tibbs, and surprising Connie, there are so many engaging and memorable characters to love, . . but I love Mya the most, This plucky, endearing, kind, heartfelt, cowgirlloving gal, with her pink lucky boots and favorite vest, is sure to dazzle readers,

my final thoughts: With an irresistible heroine, sparkling storytelling, warm heart, and laughoutloud humor, The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown is utterly charming and entertaining! Maddy's rating
"I like how Mya Tibbs becomes friends with Connie"

Hudsons review.

“I liked the ending, ” Excellent book for ath grade girl, It's a nominee for the Young Hoosier Book Award Indiana kids read and then vote, I don't see it winning because it doesn't have universal appeal to boys, There is also an attempt at Texan/kid vocabulary anyone ever heard of something being booyang cool that I could see the kids rolling their eyes at.
Not my favorite, but has some good lessons about friendship, Mya and her best friend Naomi, want to win the school's contest for VIP tickets to the festival but when things don't go their way, Mya learns what real friendships are all about along with some hard lessons on trust and loyalty.
This is a great story for students inrd grade and up, Myyear old daughter loved it and wrote a book review, Below is what she typed,

I loved this book!!!!
I like how Mya became friends with Connie, I also liked how Mya was really creative with spirit week, And even if she didnt win spirit day she got something even better so I liked that things didnt go the way that she planned she still got good things.
I also liked Nuggets friend Fish he was really funny and was really nice, Solo was not a nice person he was not actually Nuggets friend he was pretending to be his friend so Nugget would do his math homework.
Nugget soon found out that his real friend was Fish and not Solo, I really liked the book because everything was so creative and so exciting and I really enjoyed that book, I cant wait for the next one, I wasn't excited about this Texas Bluebonnet nominee the cover art didn't appeal to me, and the summary sounded like it was going to be a light, fluffy, girldrama kind of read and I hate those.
But it was short, and having just finished a heavy book I needed something light, so I jumped in, Boy, was I surprised! This story pulled a deep and not easy emotional response from me I even found myself thinking about the characters the day after I finished the book, as if they were real.
That's always a sign of a winner,

Mya Tibbs, the main character, has spunk, brains, and cuteness, but she's sweetly naive and trusting when it comes to the nuances of friendships.
At first, these qualities are cute, and we feel sorry for her as she bends over backwards to accommodate Naomi, the manipulative bullygirl she thinks is her best friend.
However, Mya stays frustratingly oblivious to Naomi's shallow thinking and mean acts for perhaps longer than nononsense adults might want, It takes some of us longer to recognize betrayal, though, Mya gradually realizes what a real friend does and is able to move forward,

I really couldn't put this book down! Engaging, clever, and with just the right amount of humor, it will be a great readaloud and excellent for discussions about friendship and how characters grow and change.
I didn't give itonly because I was left with questions about what, if anything, Naomi learned, Maybe that's because some people never do, Very cute read!!! : My kids really liked this book, It made them laugh, but also had good messages about real friendship, bullying and the damage that gossip and rumors can cause, The characters are lovable, and while parents may find the plot predictable, kids will be cheering for Mya, and happy with the ending.
Early middle grade readers have a new best friend! Crystal Allen has created a unique, jumpoffthepage character in Mya Tibbs, the rootinest tootinest kid in fourth grade.
The wonderful cast of school friends and enemies, teachers, school principal youre going to love his Spirit Week costume! and a warm, loving family guarantee this series will be a sure hit.
Great book about friendship! Allen gives a great look at how "mean girl" bullying happens and I appreciated her plot twist on the topic.
Additionally, we see real givetake on friendship instead of the usual "main character is the one who makes all the mistakes and must learn from them.
" Mya stands up for herself while also taking responsibility for her actions, Love this. Bonus: her relationship with her brother is super sweet, A must read for kids of all ages! I love Mya, her spunk and her kaclunck!
Thank you, Crystal Allen,
Crystal Allen has written a wonderful book for my girls! Mya Tibbs is just like any of my studentsstruggling to make good decisions, trying make good friends and be one, and dealing with the ups and downs of school, family and life in general.
And she does it with exuberance and joy, always throwingat every task, I loved this book and know that my fourth and fifth graders will, too, Teachers will appreciate the cast of welldeveloped characters, the clear plot, and themes of friendship, forgiveness, and perseverance, I will be orderingin the Mya Tibbs series immediately and can't wait to see what this irrepressible girl will get into in that one! Little side noteI was fortunate enough to briefly speak to Crystal Allen at theTexas Library Association conference and her joie de vivre was contagious.
We all left her book signing line hoping that her book would be as wonderful as she seemed to be, This was really cute. I liked the messages on friendship and family that this book showed, Especially the family aspect. The children Mya and Nugget are very considerate and helpful to their parents, Their parents were really sweet and supportive, waiting for their kids to come to them with problems while knowing there was something going on.
They allowed their kids to try and work it out on their own first without automatically stepping in,

The only thing I didnt like is that the teacher is kind of dumb if you think about it, Part of the plot involves a student who the teacher KNOWS is an artist drawing something and then another student accusing her of cheating.
The teacher buys this without evidence, despite KNOWING the extent of this students artwork, Seems odd to me. She also seems unaware of the nicknames the kids give each other, even though they make no attempt to hide it, Only one student gets in trouble for a mean nickname, Just seems unrealistic or like she isnt paying attention,

Overall, very cute, Great story about friendship. Wonderful characters that reflect the hardships encountered while trying to figure out who your "real" friends are, I think I will have so many kiddos who will love this book, I, unfortunately, did not enjoy it, This is a very predictable book and the dialogue is sometimes all over the place, Students will love Mya and the sweet story, It is a great book to use for bullying and friendship with a class of students, I was just wishing for something stronger, but I know my students will be happy with Mya Tibbs, Cute story about friendship and family, I liked the cowgirl/ranch theme,
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A stereotype hogtying tale of friendship, loyalty, empathy, and forgiveness,

This book explores the pitfalls of “popularity,” along with the folly of judging people by their looks, clothing, or the rumors spread about them.
It also examines the many faces of bullyingall on a vibrant level that most elementaryaged children should be able to connect with,

Mya Tibbs is a spirited, wellmeaningthgrader with a cowgirl obsession and a knack for tall tales, When a promise accidentally broken lands her on the bad side of her new superpopular “best friend,” the whole school begins calling her “Mya Tibbs Fibs.
” As if being friendless and insultingly nicknamed werent enough, she also ends up stuck as Spirit Week partners with the school bully, At first, Mya thinks shed be willing to do just about anything to get her friends back, But the more she tries to make amends, the more trouble she gets herself intoand the more she begins to realize the school bully isnt who she thought she was.


The book is written in firstperson presenttense, entirely from Myas perspective, And in Mya we have a naively flawed but wholly likeable heroine, Allens prose stands out as bright, punchy, and engagingwell suited for the younger end of the Middle Grade spectrum, The character development is thoughtful and

skillfully drawn the revelations blatant without being too heavy handed,

The sibling interactions between Mya and her brainythgrade brother were an excellent balance to the storytellingnot to mention winsomely authentic.


"It's my brother, His real name is Micah, but I call him Nugget because his skin is brown and his head is shaped like a chunk of chicken.
He thinks I named him after a piece of gold, "

Its easy to appreciate how “Nugget” is dealing with essentially the same things as Mya for most of the bookmaking the same sociallymotivated mistakes in his own way.
But while Mya is critical of him, she can't quite see that she's doing the same thing, Personal Note: My goddaughters used to do this all of the time, and it was hard to gently point out the hypocrisy in a way they could grasp.
I see this book as being tremendously helpful in addressing such things,

The bullying theme struck a particularly valuable chord, The author chose to dodge the physical side and gave a careful look at the kind of conniving, manipulative, and controlling behaviors that most welladjusted children will eventually encounter in certain consciencelacking peers.
As a result, this book has the potential to be used as a tool to aid kids in identifying and coping with social malignancy rather than falling prey to it.


This reader would have preferred more depth to the physical descriptions, especially in the adults were introduced to along the way.
I also wish the stakes for Mya had been a touch higher as her primary motivation for winning VIP tickets to the festival seemed to center around free foodalthough, it did up the conflict between the girls who had more specific reasons for wanting to win.


Overall this was a worthwhile read, and one I would gladly recommend,
This was ok, but nothing super special, If a kid really loves spirit week, they might be interested in the story, The narrative voice feels forced, .