Amelia's middle-school graduation yearbook

Format:

Book

Title:

Amelia's middle-school graduation yearbook

Author:

Moss, Marissa.

ISBN:

9781939547095

Publication:

Berkeley, California : Creston Books, [2015]

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Summary:

"Amelia is excited to graduate from middle school, but nervous about starting high school, especially when she finds out she won't have her best friend Carly with her. In her homemade graduation yearbook, drawings and 'photos' nostalgically recap her earlier years and notebooks as Amelia figures out how to face the changes ahead"-- Provided by publisher.

Reading Level:

Ages 10-13.

Subject(s):

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Scrapbooks -- Juvenile fiction.

Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Middle schools -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Scrapbooks -- Fiction.

Genre:

Diaries -- Juvenile fiction.

School stories.

Diary fiction.

Holds:

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Summary

Amelia is excited to graduate from middle school, but she's nervous about starting high school, especially when she finds out she won't have her best friend, Carly, with her. In her graduation yearbook, drawings and "photos" nostalgically recap her earlier years and notebooks as Amelia figures out how to face the changes ahead.

Author Notes

Marissa Moss began as an illustrator of children's books. She is the author and illustrator of the Amelia series. She has written and illustrated more than 20 children's books including Amelia's Notebook, which was named a 1997 American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists book. Her other books include Regina's Big Mistake and Knick Knack Paddywack.

My Notebook (with Help from Amelia) also won the 2000 Parent Council Outstanding Award Informational and Oh Boy, Amelia! won the 2001 Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award and the 2002 Children's Choice Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Amelia is graduating eighth grade and is uneasy about entering high school, as she wonders what the future holds for her. She will no longer have the top-dog status of being an eighth grader; instead, she'll be a back-to-the-bottom freshman in a sea of upperclassmen. She is also afraid that her sister Cleo's notoriety for weirdness will be held against her. That summer, conditions get even more disheartening after she learns that her best friend, Carly, will be attending a private school and that her father wants her to study for her bat mitzvah, although she wasn't raised Jewish. As usual, Amelia turns to her notebook to express her emotions through writing and drawings. Instead of purchasing the school's annual yearbook, she decides to design her own, creating a memory notebook full of middle school nostalgia and life lessons. Planning and saying goodbye to Carly dominates the overall story, as Amelia works on a special surprise for her friend. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Amelia's notebooks; this latest installment features the familiar black-and-white marbleized cover and honest thoughts and expressions of a typical middle schooler. Amelia's theatrical language and naive-style illustrations are typical for a kid her age and ring with authenticity. Although the overcrowded writing on each page might lose some struggling readers, Amelia's chatty-rant writing helps to develop and sustain her character. VERDICT Fans who have grown up with the series will enjoy this general purchase.-Krista Welz, North Bergen High School, NJ © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

In this newest, 20th-anniversary offering of the Amelia's Notebook series, Amelia graduates middle school and reminisces about all she has learned along the way.Amelia isn't allowed to get a real yearbook, so she decides to make her owna combination notebook/yearbook, of course. Instead of class photos and clubs, Amelia includes what is important to her: friends and life lessons. Much of the notebook is retrospective; fans of the series will enjoy the romp down Memory Lane, but there are a few new challenges that Amelia faces as well. Her best friend, Carly, will be switching schools after graduation, so Amelia will have to enter high school without her. Plus, her dad suggests studying for her bat mitzvah over the summer; Amelia wasn't raised Jewish, and this new leap into religion is overwhelming. A touch melodramatic (it wouldn't be a journal without angst), Amelia's tone remains chatty and breezy as always. In a nod to the very first notebook, published 20 years ago, Amelia is making the same face on the cover, just with a graduation cap perched atop her head. A lot has changed for Amelia, but perhaps not much at all, as well. A hint at the end leaves room for this series to evolve into high school; Amelia may be a bit long in the tooth, but devoted fans will follow. (Graphic fiction. 8-12) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.