About the Book
Meet Lauren — a “Fifth-Grade Famous” girl who’s used to being the best at just about everything. But when a new student shows up with what looks like special privileges, Lauren’s confident world gets shaken to the core in ways she never expected. Set during Kindness Is Cool Month, The Principal’s Daughter pulls young readers into a fun, rhythmic, and heartfelt story filled with friendship drama, jealousy, silly rumors, and the kind of playground pressure every child understands. As Lauren learns to look beyond whispers and assumptions, she discovers a truth bigger than popularity — kindness is the real superpower.
Takeaways of this book
Young readers learn fairness, emotional courage, empathy, and choosing what’s right over what’s easy.
Author
Brynndah Hicks Cummings
Books with Backbone. Stories with soul.
Brynndah H. Cummings is a storyteller, educator, and creative force who brings heart, humor, and humanity to everything she writes. A graduate of the University of Nebraska and a retired Higher Education professional at Dallas College, Brynndah has spent her life nurturing young minds, both in and out of the classroom.
Her creative journey has taken many forms: producing original plays for children at the Los Angeles Sickle Cell Camp, Television Pilots, and earning a finalist spot in the TECO Play Festival in Dallas. In 2022, she was a co-finalist in the Women of Color Unite Screenwriting Contest in Los Angeles, further proving that powerful stories can take many forms.
Illustrated by
Nate Myers