By Karen English
Illustrated by Javaka Steptoe

It's the hottest, stickiest day of the summer. A fat-sun-in-the-sky day. An eating-ice-pops-on-the-porch day. And for Kishi and Renée, it's a best-friend-breakup day.

Miss Johnson says hot days sure can make tempers short, but the girls know it's more serious than that. They'll never speak to each other again, no matter how bored they get...But then the sounds of feet slapping the pavement and voices chanting double-dutch rhymes drift up the avenue, and neither one can resist going out in the street to play.

Rhythmic text is paired with stunningly creative collage illustrations in this lyrical friendship story, the first collaboration of two outstanding artists.