SHAKING UP THE HOUSE

The two daughters of the outgoing American president start a friendly prank war with the incoming president's daughters in this funny and aspirational standalone middle grade novel perfect for fans of President of the Whole First Grade and Front Desk.

A house divided against itself cannot stand. And that's especially true when your house is the White House! Ingrid and Winnie Lopez have lived there for eight years, but a new family is moving in, and the Lopez girls are determined to combine Ingrid's comedic timing and Winnie's quick thinking to give the new First Kids a proper White House welcome.

Skylar and Zora know a lot of things about the White House - Zora loves history, and Skylar's thrilled to begin her new A-list lifestyle. What the sisters don't know is that incoming presidents' families are often pranked by the folks they're replacing, and Ingrid and Winnie take that tradition very seriously.

When what is meant to be a friendly goof sets off an epic prank war, though, it's only a matter of time before things spiral out of control. Can the four girls call a truce before an innocent trick sparks an international incident? Or will their battle go down in American history?

From acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez comes a laugh-a-minute friendship story full of hijinks, misunderstandings, and loads of glitter.

Yamile (pronounced sha-MEE-lay) Saied Méndez was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina to a family with roots from all over the world. She now lives in a small mountain town in the United States with her Puerto Rican husband, five multi-cultural kids, two bilingual dogs, and a herd of deer that love to eat her flowers. She's a graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts.