Mindy Makes Some Space
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- Create Date：2022-12-10 06:53:22
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Nathan Fairbairn
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Summary
Best friends Mindy Kim， Gabby Jordan， and Priya Gupta are back in business！ After a few ups and downs， their dog-walking business is booming and the girls are closer than ever。 It's a dream come true！
But for Mindy， things at home are beginning to feel like a bit of a nightmare。 Her mom just started dating someone， which has Mindy feeling like the odd one out。 For as long as she can remember， it's been just the two of them and she doesn't want that to change。 （So what if her mom's boyfriend has a cute pet cat， and all of Mindy's friends seem to think he's pretty cool？）
And things only get worse when a new student named Hazel arrives in class and seems totally into joining PAWS。 Sharing her mom feels bad enough， so there's no way Mindy's is going to share her best friends and her business， too！ But when Mindy's stubbornness starts to hurt everyone around her， will she be able to overcome her fears and learn that change doesn't have to be a cat-tastrophe？
But for Mindy， things at home are beginning to feel like a bit of a nightmare。 Her mom just started dating someone， which has Mindy feeling like the odd one out。 For as long as she can remember， it's been just the two of them and she doesn't want that to change。 （So what if her mom's boyfriend has a cute pet cat， and all of Mindy's friends seem to think he's pretty cool？）
And things only get worse when a new student named Hazel arrives in class and seems totally into joining PAWS。 Sharing her mom feels bad enough， so there's no way Mindy's is going to share her best friends and her business， too！ But when Mindy's stubbornness starts to hurt everyone around her， will she be able to overcome her fears and learn that change doesn't have to be a cat-tastrophe？
Reviews
Steph
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“Sharing isn’t the same as losing。” Our students gobbled up the first PAWS graphic novel， & in book #2， Mindy Makes Some Space， the trio of friends becomes a quartet- which causes a bit of drama & a whole lot of growing up。 5 stars！ 🐾
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusIn Gabby Gets it Together Mindy Kim， Gabby Jordan， and Priya Gupta form their dog walking business， Pretty Awesome Walkers， because they all love dogs but cannot have pets in their homes for various reasons。 While Priya loves sports and Gabby loves reading， Mindy's life revolves her mother and her phone。 Mindy and her mother often hang out together， reading and watching movies。 When the two are out， they run into a man， Mike， who is walking his cat， Chonk。 Her mot E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusIn Gabby Gets it Together Mindy Kim， Gabby Jordan， and Priya Gupta form their dog walking business， Pretty Awesome Walkers， because they all love dogs but cannot have pets in their homes for various reasons。 While Priya loves sports and Gabby loves reading， Mindy's life revolves her mother and her phone。 Mindy and her mother often hang out together， reading and watching movies。 When the two are out， they run into a man， Mike， who is walking his cat， Chonk。 Her mother and Mike bond over the shared love of a video game， and soon Mindy feels like a third wheel when she has to go along on dates with her mother。 She also feels awkward at school when there is a new student at Charlotte Bronte Elementary， Hazel。 Mindy and Gabby are soon sitting at a table with Hazel， who is also really interested in walking dogs。 The girls need to increase their client base as former clients no longer their services， but Mindy is increasingly distracted by her mother's new relationship and her jealousy at Hazel's inclusion in the group。 At one point， Mindy leaves Hazel to walk Chonk alone。 Chonk crawls off into a bush to sleep， and since Hazel is in a wheelchair， she is stuck on the sidewalk until the girls come back to get her。 Will they all be able to reach some kind of agreement so that they can all get along and keep the business going？Strengths: It is always good to see children navigating the experience of parents who are dating， since I think that is an experience that many have that is not reflected as much in literature。 The friend drama is a constant draw， so while it is great that Mindy and Gabby were so welcoming to Hazel， it's also understandable that Mindy felt left out。 Hazel's use of a wheelchair comes up in a natural way and is handled well by the girls。 The dogs are adorable， the details of the girls' home and school life add a lot to the story， and the illustration style will appeal to readers who like Victoria Jamieson's and Raina Telgemeier's books。Weaknesses: I'm personally not a fan of the manga style overemoting when the character's eyes bug out and their faces are red， and that happened a lot， especially since Mindy was struggling with several issues。 Younger readers won't care， but it struck me the way that ALL CAPS TEXTS do。 Also， a mother that plays video games while her daughter needed attention？ This made my brain implode a bit。 What I really think: I need to make gamja bokkeum （potatoes fried with onions， garlic， soy sauce， and sugar） for dinner！ I enjoyed this one， even though there are quite a number of books with children who walk dogs。 Do tweens not babysit anymore？ That was the main source of income for me and my friends; everyone walked their own dogs。 。。。more
Crystal Cahill
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Another total HIT by Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairbairn！ LOVE love love all the characters， their friendship and family struggles， and the real-life， mature ways that the girls handle any issues that come up。 I also love all the local BC 🇨🇦 references， the diverse characters， cultures and foods， and the amazing illustrations。 I hope they continue to make many more in this series！
Raven Black
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A cozy friendship story。 With dogs， a cat named Chonk， and new friends。 A few bumps and hopefully only chocolate makes for a fun time。
Pam
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Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group through NetGalley。PAWS story continues with Mindy struggling to accept changes in her life and friend group。 Readers will connect with how she feels and relate to the struggle when family dynamics and friend groups shift。 The artwork is fun to study and brings out the characters' emotions。 I appreciate how Fairbairn showed Mindy taking ownership and resolving the conflicts。 It was done in a mature manner。 Lo Graphic NovelI received an electronic ARC from PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group through NetGalley。PAWS story continues with Mindy struggling to accept changes in her life and friend group。 Readers will connect with how she feels and relate to the struggle when family dynamics and friend groups shift。 The artwork is fun to study and brings out the characters' emotions。 I appreciate how Fairbairn showed Mindy taking ownership and resolving the conflicts。 It was done in a mature manner。 Looking forward to volume three。 。。。more
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