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Quix is an imprint for beginning chapters, "fast, fun reads." I've put some into my transitional chapters section, but I think they truly belong in the beginning chapters section. This is why I'm always moving things around; I keep changing my mind!
Addy McBean loves numbers and math. She lives next door to her best friend, Star Atlas, who loves maps. The two always pair up - but Mr. Vertex, their teacher, decides to assign different partners for a special math project - making displays for Family Night. Their theme is Math on the Move, which Addy is excited about. But she's NOT excited about being paired with Willard Gluck! He doesn't like math or numbers and crafts are "not his thing." To make things even worse, Star is paired with a different girl, Latoya, and they seem to be becoming best friends!
Of course, all the woes and drama of second grade are eventually resolved. Addy discovers that Willard loves space and they come up with a cool project. When Willard accidentally breaks their project, Addy is devastated but he comes up with a cool fix and Addy learns to be more flexible. Star is still Addy's best friend (although it's not really clear how she concluded that after her initial dismay) and "things don't always turn out the way you expect, and that's okay."
Quix books generally are in the 500-600 lexile and run to approximately 90 pages, including a cast of characters, glossary, questions, and author's note. Although this is pretty generic as far as plot, with minor dramas of school and friendships, the focus on a girl who loves math is a nice twist and there's some strong social-emotional elements as Addy learns to work with Willard.
Verdict: This is a good choice to expand your realistic fiction titles for beginning readers. It lands between an easy reader and chapter books like Junie B. Jones and has memorable characters. Recommended.
ISBN: 9781534489578; Hardcover on Baker & Taylor for $10.07
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