Summer Gets to Work (American Girl Girl of the Year 2025)

by Clare Hutton, Maike Plenzke (Illustrator)

Overview

The original middle-grade novel featuring the story of Summer McKinny, American Girl's 2025 Girl of the Year! Includes full color illustrations throughout plus an exceprt from American Girl's bestselling series, "A Smart Girl's Guide"!

Business is booming at Waggy Pup Tails, Summer's dog-walking and treat-baking business. She has new clients to walk and groom and plenty of orders for her homemade dog cookies. Summer loves working with pets, and she's hoping to go to animal camp with her best friend, Daisy. Daisy has her own business making cat toys, so the girls decide to become partners. If they work together, they might just earn enough money for camp. But the girls have different ideas about how to do things. After a disaster in the kitchen, Summer starts to wonder if they can still be partners . . . and if they're even still friends.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683372332
Publisher:	American Girl Publishing
Publication date:	01/28/2025
Series:	American Girl® Girl of the YearT
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Clare Hutton grew up in Columbia, Maryland, with a dog, two cats, several goldfish, a hermit crab, and an older brother and sister. She now lives with her family in an apartment in Queens, New York, where, unfortunately, pets are not allowed, so she frequently borrows her friends’ dogs. She has published many books for young readers, writing as both Clare Hutton and Clarissa Hutton.

Maike Plenzke studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Department of Design. She currently lives in Berlin with her partner and their dog. In her studio full of plants, Maike loves to create colorful illustrations for book covers, magazines, comic books, and other exciting projects.