Tish Cohen One And Only Zoe Lama

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Returning to class after a case of the chicken pox, Zoe Costello-known to her many "clients" as the Zoe Lama-is certain the halls of Allencroft Middle School will be a disaster zone after a week without her confident advice. To her shock, everything is running smoothly. Someone has stepped up to take her place, and that girl is Devon Sweeney: tall, blond, pretty, impeccably dressed and a year younger than Zoe. What's worse, thanks to a classroom merger, she and Zoe are now in the same grade six/seven split class! Before Zoe can spell usurp, Devon has stolen her best client, charmed their teacher and snatched weekend care of Boris, the class guinea pig, from under Zoe's nose. There's no respite at home either. Zoe's mother wants to move out of the apartment where they've lived since she was little. The whole disaster comes together in a school project that pits Zoe against Devon in a mock election. Just when things get worse, Zoe discovers a secret about Devon that could change everything-until she learns something else that changes things even more. The One and Only Zoe Lama, Tish Cohen's second book for children, is a funny and charming story of confidence, over-confidence and seeing things for what they really are. Zoe's comic misadventures and realistic fears will touch the hearts of kids and parents alike, leaving them laughing, cheering and begging for the next Zoe Lama tale.