Raymie Nightingale
Readers rate it 3.9 (16 on Hardcover)
273 pages · Released Sep 3, 2026 · Candlewick Press
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Raymie Nightingale is a warmhearted middle-grade novel by acclaimed author Kate DiCamillo about three girls forming an unlikely friendship while training to perform at a beauty pageant. The story emphasizes kindness, courage, and standing up for what matters, with well-developed characters who show genuine growth and care for one another. While there is some underlying sadness related to family struggles and loss, the book handles these themes gently and resolves them with hope and connection.
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Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur. Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur.
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- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Juvenile Fiction
- Friendship
- Fiction
- Spanish
- Dysfunctional families
- Family problems
- Beauty contests
- Divorce
- Friendships
- Marriage
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ISBN 9780763696917 · Candlewick Press