'When every girl in Year Three gets an invitation to Eve's birthday party except Amanda, Amanda makes a plan, with the help of the Dolphin Squad, to win herself an invitation before the week is through. It's OPERATION INVITATION! Amanda tries everything to make Eve like her and get an invitation to the party, until she finally learns it's more important to be kind, not for what you can get but because of who you are. Three best friends. One HQ. And loads of fun. Amanda Commander is nearly nine and there is nothing she loves more than hanging out with her two best friends at HQ, making all sorts of plans and solving all kinds of problems. A junior fiction series about how to rise up to the challenges that being a kid throws at you, all the while doing it with your best friends and cultivating some great relationships on the way. Friendship, courage, curiosity, communication and action; learn with Amanda the importance of these as she embarks tries to navigate the problems she's faced with, using her wit and heart.' (Publication summary)