Amelia's Middle School Survival Guide: Amelia's Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments, Amelia's Guide to Gossip

by Marissa Moss, Marissa Moss (Illustrator)

Overview

Nothing says middle school better than embarrassing moments and gossip. And no one is better at capturing the middle school experience than Marissa Moss’s Amelia. Now two bestselling classic Amelia books, Amelia’s Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments and Amelia’s Guide to Gossip, are together in a value-priced bind-up with a special Amelia eraser key chain. This is the perfect summer reading for middle schoolers and middle-schoolers-to-be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416979876
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Publication date:	06/23/2009
Series:	Amelia Series
Edition description:	Bind-Up
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	276,163
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	10 - 13 Years

About the Author

Marissa Moss is the bestselling creator of the perennially popular Amelia series as well as the Daphne’s Daily Disasters series. She lives in Berkeley, California. Visit her at MarissaMoss.com and at AmeliaBooks.com.

Marissa Moss is the bestselling creator of the perennially popular Amelia series as well as the Daphne’s Daily Disasters series. She lives in Berkeley, California. Visit her at MarissaMoss.com and at AmeliaBooks.com.

Editorial Reviews

What is the best strategy for surviving middle school? The "Amelia" series, originally written about the elementary years, has expanded and author Marissa Moss effectively tackles the challenge of writing about the middle school years. Now, Amelia struggles to survive classes, an embarrassing older sister, and social life. Will Amelia make it through the sixth grade with her reputation intact? This "top secret" notebook captures the angst and turmoil of middle school perfectly, and the illustrated text makes you feel like you have opened the notebook of a young girl. Amelia takes readers into the trials and tribulations of sixth grade, from finding a place to sit in the cafeteria to forgetting to bring homework to math class. That is not the worst of it. Amelia is horrified that her older sister Cleo will be a teacher's aide on the sixth grade's overnight field trip. What could be worse than having Cleo along on a trip? Cleo snores, cracks weird jokes, and gets carsick. But as the science trip progresses, Cleo makes friends with the students in Amelia's class. Suddenly, Amelia wonders if her sister's so bad after all. Is it possible that Cleo might be a "cool" older sister? In the end, Amelia is able to provide tips for surviving the torrents of gossip that flow down the halls of junior highs across America. Young readers will love diving into the pages of this private journal; the voice of Amelia is authentic and realistic. It "rings true" to the experiences of an eleven-year-old girl. Reviewer: Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D.

Children's Literature - Suzanna E. Henshon