Emily Arrow may be a poor reader, but she's terrific in math and is also the fastest runner in her class. In October school gets even better when a newcomer from Florida, Dawn Tiffanie Bosco, joins the class and sits next to her. When Emily sees that Dawn's a better reader and a faster runner, she tries to accept it with grace. Emily is still sure it will be fun to have a new friend to show her"fish face" to and share secrets with. But then Emily discovers something awful--Dawn's a thief! And to make matters worse, no one will believe Emily. Emily Arrow may be a poor reader, but she's terrific in math and is also the fastest runner in her class. In October school gets even better when a newcomer from Florida, Dawn Tiffanie Bosco, joins the class and sits next to her. When Emily sees that Dawn's a better reader and a faster runner, she tries to accept it with grace. Emily is still sure it will be fun to have a new friend to show her"fish face" to and share secrets with. But then Emily discovers something awful--Dawn's a thief! And to make matters worse, no one will believe Emily. Emily Arrow may be a poor reader, but she's terrific in math and is also the fastest runner in her class. In October school gets even better when a newcomer from Florida, Dawn Tiffanie Bosco, joins the class and sits next to her. When Emily sees that Dawn's a better reader and a faster runner, she tries to accept it with grace. Emily is still sure it will be fun to have a new friend to show her"fish face" to and share secrets with. But then Emily discovers something awful--Dawn's a thief! And to make matters worse, no one will believe Emily. Emily Arrow may be a poor reader, but she's terrific in math and is also the fastest runner in her class. In October school gets even better when a newcomer from Florida, Dawn Tiffanie Bosco, joins the class and sits next to her. When Emily sees that Dawn's a better reader and a faster runner, she tries to accept it with grace. Emily is still sure it will be fun to have a new friend to show her"fish face" to and share secrets with. But then Emily discovers something awful--Dawn's a thief! And to make matters worse, no one will believe Emily. Patricia Reilly Giff has recieved the Newbery Honor for  Pictures of Hollis Woods  and  Lily’s Crossing , which is also a  Boston Globe–Horn Book  Honor Book.  Nory Ryan’s Song  was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and an ALA Notable Book. Blanche Sims is a children’s book illustrator, born in Cleveland, Ohio. She has illustrated dozens of books, as well as the television film Beyond the Butterfly , which won a Parents’ Choice Foundation commendation for television in 2000.