The second installment in a hilarious and charming chapter book series featuring exuberant and irresistible third-grader Millie Magnus.

When Millie Magnus hears hints of a plan to tear down the neighborhood playground, she knows she and her friends absolutely cant let that happen. Millie believes shes the obvious choice to lead the chargeshe lives with the mayor after all. And no one, and I meanno one, cares about saving the playground more than her.

But when a group of cool fourth graders known as the Real Chill Pickles join the effort, Millie discovers that being a good leader might be trickier than she thought. The more Millie tries to tell everyone what to do, the more they dont want to work with her.

Soon, the Picklesanda few of her friends have quit, leaving Mayor Millie to wonder where she went wrong. Is it possible Millies memories with her dad at the park have made her a tad overzealous? Can she make up with her friends and confront her fear of change before its too late?

Brittany Maziquediscovered from an early age that most of the characters in her favorite books did not share her skin color. So she just reimagined them that way instead. She is the author ofThe Little Mermaid: Adventures on LandandDelphine Denise and the Mardi Gras Prize. Brittany lives outside of Washington, DC, with her husband, Edward, and her two daughters, Millie and Margaux. Follow her on Instagram @brittanymazique.

Ebony Glennis the illustrator of a number of books for children, includingSpeak Upby Miranda Paul,Not Quite Snow Whiteby Ashley Franklin,Mommys Khimarby Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow,Twelve Dinging Doorbellsby Tameka Fryer Brown, the Hex Allen series by Jasmine Florentine, and many more. She lives in Georgia with her family. Visit her online at EbonyGlenn.com and follow her on Instagram @artsyebby.

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publish Date: September 02, 2025
• Pages: 144
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780593618813
• Dimensions: 7.8 X 5.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.3 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Kids