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Cassie Knight's best friends from Texas are coming to visit her for her birthday, but when they arrive, they don't like her new best friend, Etoile, and Etoile doesn't like them. Etoile has a crush on Cassie's best friend, which leads to tension between the friends and the visit is anything but relaxing. Cassie is trying to get her friends to accept Etoile and make the visit a fun one.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Francesco Sedita
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