Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis
Emma-Jean Lazarus is not your “typical” seventh grader, but that is more than ok with her. When you look up “strange” in the dictionary, the definition is “extraordinary, remarkable, singular.” Emma-Jean finds that definition perfectly suited to her. She finds her classmates confusing and illogical. Emma-Jean on the other hand is a very logical person, she observes situations, assesses them, and predicts their outcome like she would a math or science problem. Normally Emma-Jean stays away from the drama of her classmates, but she can’t help but get involved when she sees Colleen, one of the nicest girls in her class, crying in the bathroom. Emma-Jean decides that she will assess Colleen’s problem and come up with a solution for her. However, Emma-Jean soon finds out that life is not as simple as a math problem, but it can also be a lot more interesting.
School Stories | Comment (0)Scarlet by Cathy Cassidy
Scarlett can’t seem to stop getting into trouble at school. She has already been shipped off to her uncle and grandmother before ending up back in London with her mum. However, Scarlett (whose hair is now a lovely shade of ketchup) has finally pushed her mom too far. She is being sent to live with her father and step-mum in the middle of nowhere in Ireland’s countryside. Now she’s going to have to learn to live with her younger stepsister (her father’s replacement daughter). At first, it seems like the only good thing about the whole situation is meeting Kian and his horse Midnight. Maybe Ireland won’t be so bad for Scarlett after all, now all she has to do is figure out how to stay in one place for once.
School Stories | Comment (0)Bloomability by Sharon Creech
Bloomability by Sharon Creech is a story about a girl, Dinnie, and her journey to find herself and her home. Dinnie’s family isn’t quite like most other peoples’families. They continually move around the country while her dad chases down a string of different “opportunities”. So as to save her from the troubled fates of her older sister and brother , Dinnie is shipped off to Lugano, Switzerland to live with her uncle and aunt who run an American school.The story is fast paced and wonderfully descriptive. Dinnie makes friends with students from all over the world. Together they have adventures throughout the Swiss Alps, and learn that where you are from doesn’t really matter, and that they are all both very alike and very different from each other. This is a book that you won’t want to put down and as soon as you finish you won’t want to wait to start your own journey.
School Stories | Comments OffThe School Story by Andrew Clements
Natalie and Zoe are a pair of twelve-year-olds who have a big secret. Natalie has written a story and after reading it Zoe decides it just MUST be published. Luckily Natalie’s mother is an editor at a publishing company, however Natalie doesn’t want her mom to know it is her story. Z oe, a girl who does not take no for an answer, hatches a foolproof plan to help her friend become a famous writer. She just runs into a few minor glitches that she needs to work out.
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