Product Description

When Amelia's mom givs her a journal for her ninth birthday, Amelia has a place to share her truest feelings at last!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23031 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-10
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 40 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781416909057
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Moss (Mel's Diner) designs this upbeat, first-person story to resemble a real diary; the cover bears the familiar black-and-white abstract design of a composition book, decorated with color cartoons by Amelia, the book's nine-year-old "author." Inside, on lined pages, Amelia writes about her recent move to a new town, doodles pictures of people she meets and saves such mementos as postage stamps and a birthday candle. She misses her best friend, Nadia, but her moments of sadness are balanced by optimism-she distracts herself by drawing and by writing short stories. In appropriately conversational terms, Amelia complains that her big sister invades her privacy ("So Cleo if you are reading this right now-BUG OFF and STAY OUT"); gripes about cafeteria food ("Henna says they use dog food. I believe it!"); and jokes in classic elementary-school gross-out fashion. Readers will understand Amelia's wish to put her "top secret" thoughts on paper, and they'll notice that even though she's uneasy about attending a different school, she's starting over successfully. An on-target presentation. Ages 7-up.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Gr. 3^-5. Moss may have her name on the title page, but this is really Amelia's book. The feisty, make-believe nine-year-old takes on a life of her own as she writes and draws her feelings about moving, starting a new school, and making new friends (some antagonism toward her older sister, Cleo, who "picks her nose with her little finger," sneaks in as well). A colorful riot of childlike drawings and lots of hand-printed text spill every which way across the pages. Both the language and the art style are on target for the age group--Amelia is droll and funny and not too sophisticated for her years; she's also poignant and real as she longs for her "far-away" friend and takes tentative steps to find one close by. Stephanie Zvirin

About the Author
Marissa Moss is the  creator of the bestselling and perenially popular AMELIA series. She lives with her family in Berkeley, California.

Customer Reviews

This is a MARVELOUS book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of the most real books I've read in a long time! I can actually relate to it. Some people say it is not good for your kids. That is how kids are at that age, it's something they can relate to. They will not feel so alone. I wish she would just write TEN more books so I could read them all!!!!!!!!

Voting Highly For Amelia
Amelia's Notebook was great!! I love the drawings

and the stuff she writes with it. She's a really

great author. I've read her others and they are

good too. So, what I'm trying to say basically

is either get the book or borrow it. I highly

recommend it. It's probably best for girls 7 - 16.

Great for all girls. Ages as follows.

An excellent book for teaching children to use a journal!!!!
This book was a scream! It not only has hilarious tales about Amelia's life, but it has excellent illustrations. Amelia writes about moving to a new place, dealing with her older sister, and the task of finding a new friend.

Trying to get students to write about their feelings is one of the hardest jobs I have had as a teacher. Students can associate with Amelia and her emotions.

Use this book to get students to write!!!