First published 2008
Bean is loud, wild, and loves poking her nose into everyone's business. Ivy is quiet, thoughtful, and spends her time learning witchcraft. Both second graders live next door to each other, and both think the other is completely weird. Neither girl imagines they could ever become friends. But when Bean gets herself into trouble, Ivy surprises her with help from a magical spell. When Ivy discovers a ghost haunting the school bathroom, she turns to Bean for assistance in getting rid of it quickly. Together, the girls embark on a quest to break the fossil record and prove they are the world's youngest paleontologists. Through three adventures filled with magic, mystery, and paleontology, these opposite personalities learn that differences can create the strongest friendships. Bean's wild energy combines with Ivy's creative ideas to solve problems neither could handle alone. Their unlikely partnership shows how two people who seem incompatible can become the very best of friends precisely because they are so different.
Genres: friendship, mystery, fantasy, contemporary, magic
Vibes: cozy, emotional, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
376 pages · Paperback · Chronicle Books