Karla Manternach

"For Junie B. graduates" (Kirkus Reviews), all four novels in the Meena Zee series follow Meena as she navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and personal secrets--now together in a collectible paperback boxed set Meena Zee is one colorful kid She wears vibrant clothes, eats every shade of the rainbow, and plucks eye-catching trash from the neighborhood recycling bins. When an unexpected seizure lands her in the ER, though, everything starts to seem gray. But if anyone can turn trash into treasure, it's Meena. While she learns to live with a medical condition, she keeps right on trying to be a better friend, sister, and teammate. Tag along as she works to create a first-place project, discover her superpowers, find a missing cat, join a new team, and keep her best friend from moving away. No matter what ups and downs she faces, count on Meena to let her true colors shine This sweet paperback boxed set includes: Meena Meets Her Match Never Fear, Meena's Here Meena Lost and Found Team Meena

"For Junie B. graduates" (Kirkus Reviews), the fourth and final novel in the Meena Zee series follows irrepressible Meena as she maintains a long-distance friendship with Sof a and makes new friends. No one can take Sof a's place. Now that her best friend lives across the country, everything reminds Meena of her. She even spends the whole week saving up things to tell Sof a in their Saturday video chats. But when Sof a gets busy with soccer friends, Meena decides to join a team of her own. Only it turns out softball is harder than she expects. So is getting along with Lin, her bossy teammate who doesn't even like art It's not like Meena wants to be friends or anything. She still has Sof a, doesn't she? But can they stay close when they're so far apart, or is it time to expand Team Meena?

"For Junie B. graduates" (Kirkus Reviews), all four novels in the Meena Zee series follow Meena as she navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and personal secrets--now together in a collectible hardcover boxed set Meena Zee is one colorful kid She wears vibrant clothes, eats every shade of the rainbow, and plucks eye-catching trash from the neighborhood recycling bins. When an unexpected seizure lands her in the ER, though, everything starts to seem gray. But if anyone can turn trash into treasure, it's Meena. While she learns to live with a medical condition, she keeps right on trying to be a better friend, sister, and teammate. Tag along as she works to create a first-place project, discover her superpowers, find a missing cat, join a new team, and keep her best friend from moving away. No matter what ups and downs she faces, count on Meena to let her true colors shine This sweet hardcover boxed set includes: Meena Meets Her Match Never Fear, Meena's Here Meena Lost and Found Team Meena

"For Junie B. graduates" (Kirkus Reviews), the fourth and final novel in the Meena Zee series follows irrepressible Meena as she maintains a long-distance friendship with Sof a and makes new friends. No one can take Sof a's place. Now that her best friend lives across the country, everything reminds Meena of her. She even spends the whole week saving up things to tell Sof a in their Saturday video chats. But when Sof a gets busy with soccer friends, Meena decides to join a team of her own. Only it turns out softball is harder than she expects. So is getting along with Lin, her bossy teammate who doesn't even like art It's not like Meena wants to be friends or anything. She still has Sof a, doesn't she? But can they stay close when they're so far apart, or is it time to expand Team Meena?

For graduates of Junie B. Jones, the "genuinely compassionate" (Kirkus Reviews) third novel in the Meena Zee series follows lovable Meena as she tries to keep her best friend, Sof ​a, from moving away. Everything is going Meena's way. Her seizures are under control, she's started the Finders Keepers Club, and she's trying hard to be a better friend. So when Sof a's cat, Oriol, goes missing, Meena is the first to help her look. But when Meena learns Sof a's family might be moving far away, everything starts to fall apart. Worst of all, Sof a seems more worried about finding her cat than leaving Meena behind With a little help from her trash collection, Meena sets out to locate Oriol and keep Sof a close. But what if being a good friend means losing what she loves most?

For graduates of Junie B. Jones, the "genuinely compassionate" (Kirkus Reviews) third novel in the Meena Zee series follows lovable Meena as she tries to keep her best friend, Sof ​a, from moving away. Everything is going Meena's way. Her seizures are under control, she's started the Finders Keepers Club, and she's trying hard to be a better friend. So when Sof a's cat, Oriol, goes missing, Meena is the first to help her look. But when Meena learns Sof a's family might be moving far away, everything starts to fall apart. Worst of all, Sof a seems more worried about finding her cat than leaving Meena behind With a little help from her trash collection, Meena sets out to locate Oriol and keep Sof a close. But what if being a good friend means losing what she loves most?

Meena discovers the secret to being a good friend and big sister in this superpower-filled sequel to Meena Meets Her Match that's perfect "for Junie B. graduates" (Kirkus Reviews). Meena's life is more colorful than ever. When she finds a mysterious ring that seems to give her powers, Meena sets out to prove that she's a superhero. The trouble is, her best friends might not believe her, Meena's little sister wants to be more than just a sidekick, and worst of all, an incident at school makes everyone think Meena is the one who needs to be saved. But even heroes need help from their friends sometimes. If Meena can figure that out, she might just discover her true powers...and theirs

"For Junie B. graduates" (Kirkus Reviews). Join Meena as she navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and personal secrets in this charming middle grade debut. Meena's life is full of color. She wears vibrant clothes, eats every shade of the rainbow, and plucks eye-catching trash from the neighborhood recycling bins. But when Meena's best friend, Sof a, stops playing with her at recess and she experiences an unexpected and scary incident at breakfast, nothing can fight off the gray. That's when Meena comes up with a plan to create the BEST and most COLORFUL Valentine's Day Box in the class. With the help of her cousin, Eli, and her stuffed zebra, Raymond, Meena discovers that the best way to break through the blah is to let her true colors shine.