Synopses & Reviews
I did a mean thing. A very mean thing.
I HATEand#160;that I did it.
But I did.
This is worse than
carrot juice on a cupcake
or a wasp on my pillow
or a dress thatandrsquo;s too tight at the neck.
In the third installment from the team who created Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie and Like Bug Juice on a Burger, Eleanorandrsquo;s relationship with her best friend, Pearl, experiences its first growing pains. When a glamorous new student transfers to school, at first Eleanorandrsquo;s excited about the possibility of a new friend. But when Pearl is assigned to be the new girlandrsquo;s buddy, Eleanor fears she canandrsquo;t compete. To make matters worse, Eleanorandrsquo;s been chosen for the lead role in the springtime musical, which means she has to sing a solo in front of the entire school!
From overcoming stage fright to having a secret crush, young readers will relate to Eleanor as she navigates the bittersweet waters of growing up.
Praise for Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake
STARRED REVIEW
andquot;Sternberg again displays her talent at putting Eleanor on the horns of a common youthful dilemma in accessible prose.andquot;
--Bulletin of the Center for Childrenandrsquo;s Books, starred review
andquot;This is another very true-to-life story about the challenges of growing up. Julie Sternberg captures young emotions so perfectly!andquot;
--School Library Monthly
andquot;The measures Eleanor takes to right her wrongs and rise to challenges are beautifully revealed in Sternbergandrsquo;s spare text, which leaves plenty of room for the reader to
empathize. Like Eleanor, this series continues to grow and blossom.andquot;
--Booklist
andquot;The pen and ink drawings capture facial expressions and emotions quite well. A good addition for most early-chapter-book collections.andquot;
--School Library Journal
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Review
Popular Clementine is back, but the question is, how popular is she with her classmates? She's been chosen Friend of the Week, but will the kids find enough nice things to write about in her friendship booklet? Best friend Margaret, a grade older, gets all weird when the topic of the booklet comes up. Pennypacker does a fine job of juggling a number of plotlines, especially when she ties the friendship booklet to Clementine's missing kitten. Fans won't be disappointed, and readers new to the series will enjoy this, too.--Booklist
Review
Third-grader Clementine is gearing up for her reign as Friend of the Week. She will get to be the all-around helper in class and her classmates will sign her Friend of the Week booklet, writing reasons "why it's so great to have [her] around." All is well until fourth-grader Margaret brags that her own book was filled with compliments about her organization, cleanliness, and helpfulness. Clementine knows she won't get comments like those unless she takes action. Following Margaret's suggestion, our heroine sets out to pay compliments in order to guarantee some nice words in return. But, being Clementine, she has to do more, including drawing free-of-charge tattoos and promising all the decorations in her dad's closet for bicycle decorations for a bike rally. Clementine's campaign comes to a halt when her beloved kitten, Moisturizer, goes missing. Her new skills are now put to the real test as she, along with an unlikely helper, search for her pet. Readers will empathize with Clementine's emotional response to her missing cat and will cheer as she learns some things about herself and her best friend. Secondary characters, particularly older boy Mitchell and Clementine's understanding parents, add much to Clementine's life and make this a worthy addition to an already-excellent series.--Horn Book
Review
Clementine is back for another adventure as she is chosen to be "Friend of the Week." The honor has many important responsibilities such as leading the Pledge of Allegiance, collecting milk money, being line leader, and feeding the fish. At the end of the week, the third grader will get a friend booklet signed by all of her classmates telling her how much they appreciate her. Clementine's best friend, fourth-grader Margaret, advises her to give compliments to classmates all week so she'll get good comments in her booklet. The following day Clementine starts giving them to every person she comes in contact with, primarily based on appearance, which doesn't always work out as she planned. Just as she looks forward to the best week ever, things take a turn for the worse when her kitten goes missing. She forgets all about her promises to decorate her classmates' bikes for a bike rally and is afraid they will be disappointed in her. Little does she know how much they support and love her. Pennypacker's writing once again brings creativity, humor, and sensitivity to Clementine and her world. Black-and-white line illustrations grace the book, capturing the child's personality and varied emotions. A must-have for most collections. Fans will be in for another fun serving of their favorite girl named after a fruit.--SLJ
Review
"Thoroughly entertaining . . . readers will easily sit back and enjoy the fun."--Booklist
Synopsis
Clementine has been picked for Friend of the Week, which means she gets to be line leader, collect the milk money, and feed the fish. But what begins as one of the best weeks ever may turn out to be the worst. Who knew that being a friend could be so hard? Illustrations.
Synopsis
This
New York Times bestselling chapter book series has been keeping readers engaged and laughing for more than a decade with over one million copies sold
Clementine has been picked for Friend of the Week, which means she gets to be line leader, collect the milk money, and feed the fish. Even better, she'll get a Friend of the Week booklet, in which all the other third-grade kids will write why they like her.
Clementine's best friend Margaret has all sorts of crazy ideas for how Clementine can prove to the class she is a good friend. Clementine has to get a great booklet, so she does everything Margaret says she should do. But what begins as one of the best weeks ever starts turning into the worst, and being a good friend might turn out harder than Clementine thinks.
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OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLLING SERIES
This delightful chapter book series, from the award-winning author of Pax, is a modern classic that has been keeping readers engaged and laughing as they follow the hijinks of Clementine, a clever and quirky third grader who's the most spectacular friend around. Perfect for fans of Amelia Bedelia and Ivy + Bean
Clementine has been picked for Friend of the Week, which means she gets to be line leader, collect the milk money, and feed the fish. Even better, she'll get a Friend of the Week booklet, in which all the other third-grade kids will write why they like her.
Clementine's best friend Margaret has all sorts of crazy ideas for how Clementine can prove to the class she is a good friend. Clementine has to get a great booklet, so she does everything Margaret says she should do. But what begins as one of the best weeks ever starts turning into the worst, and being a good friend might turn out harder than Clementine thinks.
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Clementine
The Talented Clementine
Clementine's Letter
Clementine and the Family Meeting
Clementine and the Spring Trip
Completely Clementine
Synopsis
This delightful New York Times bestselling chapter book series, from the award-winning author of Pax, is a modern classic that has been keeping readers engaged and laughing as they follow the hijinks of Clementine, a clever and quirky third grader who's the most spectacular friend around. Perfect for fans of Amelia Bedelia and Ivy + Bean Clementine has been picked for Friend of the Week, which means she gets to be line leader, collect the milk money, and feed the fish. Even better, she'll get a Friend of the Week booklet, in which all the other third-grade kids will write why they like her.
Clementine's best friend Margaret has all sorts of crazy ideas for how Clementine can prove to the class she is a good friend. Clementine has to get a great booklet, so she does everything Margaret says she should do. But what begins as one of the best weeks ever starts turning into the worst, and being a good friend might turn out harder than Clementine thinks.
READ MORE
Clementine
The Talented Clementine
Clementine's Letter
Clementine and the Family Meeting
Clementine and the Spring Trip
Completely Clementine
Synopsis
Clementine got picked for "Friend of the Week", which means that she gets to present her autobiography to the class, be the line leader, collect the milk money, feed the fish, and, best of all, the other kids will write compliments about her in a booklet. Her friend and neighbor Margaret isn't impressed — she was Friend of the Week last year, way back when she was in third grade, and found it boring. When Clementine tries to sneak a peek at Margaret's booklet, Margaret angrily kicks her out of her apartment. Fortunately, Clementine doesn't need Margaret — her kitten, Moisturizer, will listen to her problems without talking back.
Clementine figures that if she does nice things for her classmates, they will write nice things about her in her booklet. When her teacher announces the bike rally on Saturday, Clementine knows that she'll have the best-looking bike in the history of life, because has access to all of the decorations her dad uses to spruce up the apartment lobby on every holiday. She decides to share her resources with everyone else in the class.
Somehow, while Clementine is looking for decorations in the basement laundry room, Mosturizer gets lost. The kitty is still missing the next morning, and Clementine is too heartsick to go to school on Friday. She abandons any thought of the bike rally, directing her creative energy toward making lost kitten posters instead. By the afternoon she has no kitten, and she has let down all of her classmates by not delivering the decorations she promised. But Friday was the day everyone was supposed to write in her booklet! She can't bear to look at it when Margaret drops it off.
Clementine also can't bear to go to the bike rally on Saturday, and Sunday brings a surprise: On the front page of the Boston Globe Living Section is a story about how nearly a hundred bikes in a fund-raising rally were covered with Missing Kitten posters, thanks to the efforts of a concerned student. Only one student is organized enough to do such a thing: Margaret!
By the end of the book Clementine can't believe how lucky she is to have such a good friend, to have her kitten back (thanks to all of the publicity), and to have received such nice compliments from her classmates in her booklet. She decides to thank everyone in her class by giving them I.O.U.'s for pet portraits, and she rewards Margaret by filling up Margaret's Friend of the Week booklet (which, sadly, was nearly empty).
Clementine, Friend of the Week humorously portrays Clementine's discovery that making others happy is the best reward.
Synopsis
It's Clementine's turn to be "Friend of the Week"! She gets to be line leader, collect the lunch money, and feed the fish. Even better, the other kids will make her a booklet, full of the things they value about having her in the class. After reading her friend Margaret's booklet, Clementine begins to get nervous and a little jealous — she
has to get a great booklet now. Fortunately, she has a lot of astoundishing ideas for getting the kids to write great stuff about her. Unfortunately, just as she's working on the best one, something terrible happens to her beloved kitten Moisturizer. Worst of all, exactly when she needs a friend the most, Margaret lets her down.
Or does she...?
Synopsis
Clementine has been picked for Friend of the Week, which means she gets to be line leader, collect the milk money, and feed the fish. Even better, she'll get a Friend of the Week booklet in which all the other third grade kids will write why they like her. Clementine's best friend Margaret has all sorts of crazy ideas for how Clementine can prove to the class she is a friend. Clementine has to get a great booklet, so she does what Margaret says. What begins as one of the best weeks ever may turn out to be the worst. Who knew that being a friend could be so hard?
Synopsis
In this eighthand#160;installment of the beloved Just Grace series, Grace finds out she's invited to a wedding! A rich combination of art and text, this book perfectly captures the ups and downs of the life of a third-grader.
Synopsis
Fresh, innovative, and loaded with laugh-out-loud wit and humor, Just Grace is a series
that stands out from the pack, just like Grace herself. Author Charise Harper weaves
together distinctive, quirky illustrations and vibrant characters in fast-paced stories that
capture familiar school and family situations that every young girl can relate to in a truly
authentic voice. Artist, comedian, animal-lover, environmentalist, cook, sister, good friend
and#8212;Grace is the quintessential 3rd graderand#8230; just a little bitand#8230; different.
In this eighth addition to the seriesand#8212;Grace has major problems. Her neighbor is
getting married and she has to get over her disappointment at not being chosen for a
flower girl, not to mention figure out what to give as a wedding present! But with a touch
of girl power, Grace musters up a fantastic idea that takes a lot of planning and a little
help from all of her friends; her dog, Mr. Scruffers; and Crinkles the cat. Will her plan go
off without a hitch on wedding day?
About the Author
Sara Pennypacker (www.sarapennypacker.com) is the author of three previous Clementine books and
Sparrow Girl, illustrated by Yoko Tanaka. She divides her time between Cambridge and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Marla Frazee (www.marlafrazee.com) is the author/illustrator of several books, including A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, for which she was awarded a Caldecott Honor. She lives in Pasadena, California, where she works in a small backyard cabin under an avocado tree.