J.D. and the family business

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Title:

J.D. and the family business

Alternate title:

JD and the family business

Author:

Dillard, J., author.

Roberts, Akeem S., illustrator.

Series:

J.D. the kid barber ;

Series Number:

Summary:

J.D. is a barber battle champion. He's graduated from home haircuts to having a regular chair at the neighborhood shop, Hart and Son, and he's making enough money to keep his candy jar stocked and his comic book collection growing. And yet, J.D. knows it's time for his next challenge. He doesn't just want to be the best barber in Meridian, Mississippi—he wants to be the best barber in the state . . . and maybe the country! When his older sister, Vanessa, starts to gain a following online for her hair tutorials, the kids decide that to truly level up, they must join forces. How do two siblings with big personalities, big ambitions, and competitive spirits work together (or not) to take over the hair world? -- Amazon.com.

Audience:

Ages 6-8. Kokila.

General Note:

"2"--Spine.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Subject Term:

Haircutting -- Juvenile fiction.

Barbering -- Juvenile fiction.

African American barbers -- Juvenile fiction.

Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Mississippi -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Roberts, Akeem S.,

Publisher:

Kokila,

Publication Date:

2021

ISBN:

9780593111550

9780593111574

Publication Information:

New York : Kokila, 2021.

Call Number:

J DILLARD

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003541003	Juvenile Fiction	DILLARD	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Eight-year-old kid barber J.D. joins forces with his sister, who has beauty shop dreams, in this hilarious illustrated chapter book and follow-up to J.D. and the Great Barber Battle .

J.D. is a barber battle champion. He's graduated from home haircuts to having a regular chair at the neighborhood shop, Hart and Son, and he's making enough money to keep his candy jar stocked and his comic book collection growing. And yet, J.D. knows it's time for his next challenge. He doesn't just want to be the best barber in Meridian, Mississippi-he wants to be the best barber in the state . . . and maybe the country! When his older sister, Vanessa, starts to gain a following online for her hair tutorials, the kids decide that to truly level up, they must join forces. How do two siblings with big personalities, big ambitions, and competitive spirits work together (or not) to take over the hair world?

Check out the other chapter books in the J.D. the Kid Barber series-
J.D. and the Great Barber Battle
J.D. and the Hair Show Showdown

Author Notes

J. Dillard (known as the "Barberpreneur") is a former managing partner for ConAllegiance, a consulting firm based out of Atlanta, Georgia. He is a master barber, a certified consultant, and an industry leader who started cutting his own hair at the age of ten. After many trials and tribulations, he began cutting hair professionally in 1999 and became a shop owner while attending college at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He travels the country with his clients as a personal barber and calls Atlanta home. This is his first book series for children.