
Hopscotch Girls Presents:
Spotlight on Zari
By Melissa Foley, Luna Valentine, Hopscotch Girls
Age Range: 8 – 12
Pages: 144
Type: Paperback/Paper Over Board
Publication Date: October 21, 2025
ISBN: 9781524887452/9781524898892
This adorably illustrated third book in the hit series celebrates girl power, entrepreneurship, friendship, and chasing your dreams.
Meet Zari Tyler—prima ballerina, star performer, and the ultimate friend. Next year, Zari will be heading to a performing arts magnet school, and she’s determined to attend a prestigious dance intensive to get a head start. There’s just one problem: the dance program is expensive, and Zari needs to find a way to pitch in. Along with her best friend Mia, Zari must find a way to make her dreams come true. After all, dreams are worth working for! From Hopscotch Girls, a brand known for empowering girls to dream big and build confidence, this illustrated chapter book is for elementary and middle school readers who love stories about friendship, creativity, and chasing their passions. Fans of The Babysitter’s Club, Cupcake Diaries, American Girl, and The Invincible Girls Club will love Hopscotch Girls Presents!
About The Author
In 2016, Melissa Foley had a birthday party for her three-year-old daughter and was surprised when all of the gifts she received were princess-themed. After the party, Melissa asked her family members why they chose princess gifts for such a young girl. The response: “That’s what’s available.” That experience inspired Melissa to create Hopscotch Girls—a social enterprise dedicated to empowering girls. The company aims to build girls’ confidence and self-esteem, lift girls up, and lay the groundwork for a future with more women in power. Best known for the Amazon bestseller, I Am Confident, Brave & Beautiful: A Coloring Book for Girls, Hopscotch Girls believes it should be easier to find products for girls that build confidence and self-esteem, combat stereotypes, and are fun. Hopscotch Girls is the go-to brand for tweens and families raising strong girls.
Luna Valentine is a Polish children’s book illustrator. She has been drawing her whole life and began sharing her passion with the world in 2019. When she’s not illustrating her next book, she spends all her time with her three rabbits, Donatello, Mosser, and Peach, who often steal and hide her pencils.
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