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Now That We Don't Talk
- Author
- Sylvia Liu
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Publish Date
- 6 October 2026
- Run Time
- 4 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings
What to expect
Grace and Mia are best friends, and so are their dogs! Penny is a pug who hates squirrels but loves playing with her best friend, Otis, a Frenchie with an impressive vocabulary. Grace and Mia are excited to start middle school together, but they soon find out that it's anything but smooth sailing. The girls have no classes together and they find themselves drawn to different activities. Penny and Otis hatch a plan to get them to spend more time together, but they only end up making things worse!
As the girls start drifting apart, it looks like the forever in BFF may have a time limit. But Penny and Otis cannot accept a friendship breakup between their girls. Soon they're conspiring to heal the friendship, but will two rambunctious, forgetful dogs be able to save the day?
Critics Review
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Details
- Author
- Sylvia Liu
- Narrator
- Erin Lin, Emma Faye, Charlotte Lobdell
- Duration
- 4 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9798225078867
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pets and pet care: Dogs, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Dogs and wolves, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods and feelings
Synopsis
It's The Parent Trap...with best friends and dogs! This multiple POV story is both relatable and realistic to the experience of shifting friendships at the start of middle school, while also being funny and so much fun.Grace and Mia are best friends, and so are their dogs! Penny is a pug who hates squirrels but loves playing with her best friend, Otis, a Frenchie with an impressive vocabulary. Grace and Mia are excited to start middle school together, but they soon find out that it's anything but smooth sailing. The girls have no classes together and they find themselves drawn to different activities. Penny and Otis hatch a plan to get them to spend more time together, but they only end up making things worse!As the girls start drifting apart, it looks like the forever in BFF may have a time limit. But Penny and Otis cannot accept a friendship breakup between their girls. Soon they're conspiring to heal the friendship, but will two rambunctious, forgetful dogs be able to save the day?
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