Amina Banana and the Formula for Winning

This clever third grader is back in book two of the Amina Banana series, determined to win her school's spelling bee. But spelling in English is tough for Amina. Still, she's going to prove that even if English is an additional language for her, she can take home the gold medal.

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year. Perfect for readers of The Questioneers and Junie B. Jones.

• Author: Shifa Saltagi Safadi
• Illustrator: Aaliya Jaleel
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers