Elementary School

Join Amelia on a year full of fifth-grade adventures, from stealing the show in the Thanksgiving play, to unraveling a Valentine’s mystery, to being a junior bridesmaid!…

From School Library Journal:”Amelia and her notebook are back. She has finally written to her father, whom she has never met, and received a reply asking her to come meet him, her stepmother, and her half-brother at their home in Chicago. This is a big step for any child, but Amelia, feisty as ever, takes the plunge. She predictably loves baby George, hates Clara, and is unsure about her father…

Does your handwriting reveal your true personality? What does your messy room say about you? To answer these questions and more, gaze into Amelia’s notebook to discover what the future may hold for you. PLUS: Share the good fortune with your friends — just tear out the fortune-tellers included inside!…

School can be hazardous to your health, but not when you have Amelia’s tips for surviving homework, teachers, and even cafeteria food!…

The new girl, Charisse, seems so perfect that Amelia wants to be just like her. Can Amelia’s friends help Amelia realize that she is perfect just as she is?…

While waiting for her sister’s medical appointment, a bored Amelia creates a handwritten book of fifty suggestions for passing the time….

As if science class isn’t enough to deal with — now Amelia has the class bully to face. But Amelia isn’t going to let that get her down….

When Amelia and her big sister, Cleo, are stuck together in the backseat of a car for a family road trip, there are fights, plenty of sights, and Amelia’s best friend, Nadia, at the end of the road!…

Amelia’s sister, Cleo, gives her a new notebook as a tenth birthday present, and Amelia can’t wait to fill it with all her secret thoughts and drawings. But when her best friend Leah wants to read her notebook, Amelia is torn: Sometimes secrets are better when shared with friends, but other secrets are private. How can Amelia keep her friend from feeling left out while still saving some secrets for…

The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl’s notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one….