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Name: EllRay Jakes the Recess King!
Author: Sally Warner

📘 EllRay Jakes the Recess King! by Sally Warner

EllRay Jakes finds himself with only one-and-a‑half best friends, and his little sister reminds him that he needs more companionship. Determined to find a new best friend, EllRay starts auditioning classmates, just as his sister auditions for a leading role in her daycare’s spring play. To keep his classmates interested in the recess trials, he creates a variety of fun games and activities, hoping to become the Recess King and attract new friends along the way.

First publish date: 2015

Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers

Authors: Sally Warner

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