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favorite book!!!:
i just finished reading this book, and it is ah-mazing!! i have been looking for a novel that wouldn't be too kiddyish, but not too mature and gross (lol). i spent all of my time for the past two days reading this book, because it's soooooo good! i can totally relate to emily and her feelings and experiences. and it has such a great ending!! i recommend this book to any tween/ young teen who is looking for a great book to relate to!
"Read All About Emily":
FLASHCARDS OF MY LIFE is a great book, not just for it's story (which is a cute, funny one!) but because of the pictures and illustrations. This art was done, in fact, by the author herself, which means 1) she's so totally multi-talented; and 2) I'm so totally jealous! Emily is a pretty typcial young teen. She has plenty of friends, most specifically--Sandra, her 24-hour friend, her best friend, the one she tells everything to; Becca, her best-friend runner-up, the one she tells almost everything to; and Sarah W. and Sarah J., two girls she hangs with, but mostly just at school. The Sarah's don't mix well with Sandra, though, so it's a balancing act of friendship. Emily also has a set of pretty normal parents. Her mother stays on the narrow road of dieting by making only desserts with nuts in them, since she's allergic. Her dad, though a good guy, is still totally oblivious to her mom's moods, which ends in alternate "I'm ignoring you" =slash= "we're giddy in love" weeks at Emily's house. Add to that the social dynamics at school, the crushes of Emily and her friends, and the endless demand of trying to figure out what to do, what to say, and how to act, and life is pretty complicated. But thanks to her Aunt Chester (yes, Chester is a nickname, and no, she's not really Emily's aunt), Emily now has a new way of figuring out life--a birthday present containing FLASHCARDS OF MY LIFE. Cards with headings such as Friends, Food, Love, Kiss, Clothing, etc. that Emily can fill in herself, any way she chooses. And as she does so, she comes to realize that, all in all, her life is pretty good. And we, the reader, realize that it's also pretty darn funny. Aimed more towards the younger teen or pre-teen set, FLASHCARDS OF MY LIFE is a laugh-out-loud, quick read that will leave you with the feeling of having just read a good story.
very funny:
i thought that this book was really good and funny! a little dramatic, but still really good.
Teen reader!!!:
Well this is a really good book im 12 years old and i read it twice. it has some older humor but yonger ages also can read it. I really enjoyed it . Im trying to find other books by this author. once you read this u will want 2 2 . bye 4 now. Oh this book is frickin awesome!!!
Disappointed:
My children and I are big fans of the "Just Grace" series. I was excited to find this book and quickly skimmed through it to see if it would be a good fit for us. On one particular page, the heading is "Sex". This book is geared towards junior high children, ages 9-12. I am very disappointed that the author felt like it was necessary to discuss this topic in a supposedly innocent children's book.
| Author: | Charise Mericle Harper | | Binding: | Paperback | | EAN: | 9780316166768 | | ISBN: | 0316166766 | | Number Of Pages: | 224 | | Publication Date: | 2007-03-07 | | Reading Level: | Young Adult |
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