[Zoe Lama 02] • The One and Only Zoe Lama

Returning to class after a case of the chicken pox, Zoë Costello— known to her many “ clients” as the Zoë Lama— is certain the halls of Allencroft Middle School will be a disaster zone after a week without her confident advice. To her shock, everything is running smoothly. Someone has stepped up to take her place, and that girl is Devon Sweeney: tall, blond, pretty, impeccably dressed and a year younger than Zoë. What’ s worse, thanks to a classroom merger, she and Zoë are now in the same grade six/seven split class! Before Zoë can spell *usurp*, Devon has stolen her best client, charmed their teacher and snatched weekend care of Boris, the class guinea pig, from under Zoë’ s nose. There’ s no respite at home either. Zoë’ s mother wants to move out of the apartment where they’ ve lived since she was little. The whole disaster comes together in a school project that pits Zoë against Devon in a mock election. Just when things get worse, Zoë discovers a secret about Devon that could change everything— until she learns something else that changes things even more. *The One and Only Zoë Lama*, Tish Cohen’ s second book for children, is a funny and charming story of confidence, over-confidence and seeing things for what they really are. Zoë’ s comic misadventures and realistic fears will touch the hearts of kids and parents alike, leaving them laughing, cheering and begging for the next Zoë Lama tale.