Layla’s best friend is Shireen, except that Shireen always has to be the best at everything! Layla loves jigsaw puzzles and she takes out a new one from the library each week. So when Shireen comes to play, Layla wants to build her new puzzle. Shireen has other plans and only wants to play the games that she is best at. This could ruin their friendship.

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