One Puppy, Three Tales — Karen Salmansohn

Alexandra is like any 12 1/12ths-year-old: she'¬?s just starting to figure out who she is-and who these people called her family and friends really are. Lucky for us, she writes and draws about it with humor and some wistfulness in this collection of three boldly illustrated and handlettered stories (plus three microcosmic chapters). Animal lover, embarrassed daughter, true-blue pal-Alexandra is the best friend young readers have been waiting for.