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AN AMAZON BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS!This entertaining, illustrated, middle grade chapter book is the series opener.Sign up for the spelling bee? No way!If theres one thing 10-year-old Texan Sophie Washington is good at, its spelling. Shes earned straight 100s on all her spelling tests to prove it. Her parents want her to compete in the Xavier Academy spelling bee,but Sophie wishes they would buzz off. Thats until her irritating classmate, Nathan Jones, challenges her. Theres no way she can let Mr. Know-It-All win. Studying is hard when you have a pesky younger brother and a busy social calendar. Can Sophie ignore the distractions and become Queen of the Bee?Heres what Goodreads reviewers say about Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee: Another great Sophie Washington book. Super cute. My 11-year-old loves these books.As someone with a 10-year niece who is in fifth grade like Sophie, I believe that she would love this book and the rest of the Sophie Washington series by Tonya Duncan Ellis.This series will go far. The story is down to earth, realistic and easy to read.This is the first book in the Readers Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington book series that includes:Sophie Washington: Queen of the Bee (Book 1)Sophie Washington: The Snitch (Book 2)Sophie Washington: Things You Didnt Know About Sophie (Book 3)Sophie Washington: The Gamer (Book 4)Sophie Washington: Hurricane (Book 5)Sophie Washington: Mission Costa Rica (Book 6)Sophie Washington: Secret Santa (Book 7)Sophie Washington: Code One (Book 8)Sophie Washington: Mismatch (Book 9)Sophie Washington: My BFF (Book 10)Kids Ages 8-12Click above to get your copy today!

AN AMAZON BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS!*2020-2021 One Book One School Book of the Year***Purple Dragonfly Book Award First Place Winner**Should Sophie Stand Up to the School Bully or Become a Snitch?Theres nothing worse than being a tattletale...Thats what 10-year-old Sophie Washington thinks until she runs into Lanie Mitchell, a new girl at school. Lanie pushes Sophie and her friends around at their lockers, and even takes their lunch money in this entertaining chapter book for middle grade readers. If they tell, they are scared the other kids in their class will call them snitches and wont be their friends. And when youre in the fifth grade, nothing seems worse than that. Then a classmate gets seriously injured and Sophie needs to make a decision: fight back, or snitch?Heres what Goodreads reviewers say about Sophie Washington: The Snitch:Great childrens book that teaches children practical and valuable life lessons. This would be a great book for the counselor, the library and the classroom ready for reading!I liked that, while a heavy subject matter, the book never felt preachy.Good story about bullying and standing up for whats right.This is the second book in the Readers Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington book series.

AN AMAZON BEST SELLING BOOK FOR KIDS!Only Losers Dont Have Cell Phones...Thats what Sophie thinks in the beginning of this hilarious and heartwarming, illustrated chapter book about fitting in. She feels like an outsider because shes the only one in her class without a cell phone, and her crush, new kid Toby Johnson, has been calling her best friend Chloe. To fit in, Sophie changes who she is. Her plan to become popular works for a while, and she and Toby start to become friends. Things get more complicated when Sophie borrows a cell phone and gets caught. If her parents make her tell the truth, what will her friends think? Turns out Toby has also been hiding something, and Sophie discovers the best way to make true friends is to be yourself.Heres what Goodreads reviewers say about Sophie Washington: Things You Didnt Know About Sophie:Sophie is a real character with flaws and it is fun reading how she matures. The story line was funny and realistic.Virtues like honesty, friendship and being true to yourself are always in style, and this book teaches that in a fun way. Also, its great to learn a little bit about Texas too!Very well written middle school book.This is the third book in the Readers Favorite five star rated Sophie Washington book series.