02226cam a2200421 i 4500 1473070839 TxAuBib 20240801120000.0 150825s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015031306 9780545812238 hardcover 0545812232 hardcover TxAuBib rda Cervantes, Angela, author. Allie, first at last / by Angela Cervantes. First edition. New York : Scholastic Press, 2016. 200 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Is winning top prize worth losing a friend? -- Junko Tabei: The first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. Rita Moreno: The first Hispanic actress to win an Academy Award. Gwendolyn Brooks: The first African American author to win the Pulitzer Prize. Allie Velasco: ? -- Allie Velasco wants to win. Something. Everyone in her family is a standout in some way and Allie is determined to make her mark. When a prestigious school competition is announced, Allie knows this is her shot. There's just one problem - her biggest competition is her ex-best friend Sara. Can Allie take top prize and win back a friend - or is she destined to lose it all? -- Angela Cervantes deftly uses an appealing commercial voice to explore universal tween issues like making and keeping friends, dealing with family, and finding your place in the world. 660L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.4 6 180363. 20240801. Hispanic American families Juvenile fiction. Great-grandfathers Juvenile fiction. Contests Juvenile fiction. Self-confidence Juvenile fiction. Best friends Juvenile fiction. Elementary schools Juvenile fiction. Hispanic Americans Juvenile fiction. Families Juvenile fiction. Friendship Juvenile fiction. Schools Juvenile fiction. Fiction. lcgft TXGAI