Meet Julie (American Girl Collection Series: Julie #1)

by Megan McDonald, Susan McAliley (Illustrator), Robert Hunt (Illustrator)

Overview

Julie Albright doesn't want to move, even just a few miles away. Moving means leaving her best friend, Ivy, and her pet rabbit, Nutmeg. Worst of all, it means leaving Dad, now that her parents are divorced. Then Julie finds out that her new school has a basketball team, and life starts looking up--until the coach says no girls allowed. When Julie decides to fight for her place on the team, some of her new classmates tease her, and now even Ivy won't talk to her. Will Julie ever feel at home in her new school--and her new life?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781593692575
Publisher:	American Girl Publishing
Publication date:	09/04/2007
Series:	American Girl Collection Series: Julie , #1
Pages:	93
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	690L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

Bright and full of pluck, Julie Albright thrives in a time of great change and personal challenges. It's the mid-'70s, and America is welcoming in a new era of feminism. But our feisty heroine must cope with upheavals closer to home. Her parents have divorced, and Julie has moved to a new home with her mother. Julie must now adjust to separation from her father and her best friend, Ivy.

Gr 2-5
Julie's parents have recently divorced and the girl and her sister have moved into an apartment with their mom across town in San Francisco. She starts fourth grade at a new school and visits her father on the weekends. In Meet Julie , she learns that the coach is less than thrilled about a girl trying out for the basketball team. Julie hopes that a petition and hard work will get her on the team. In Julie Tells Her Story , the protagonist has to interview her family for a school project, and she worries that she won't be able to talk about the worst thing that happened-the divorce. In Happy New Year , the holidays arrive, and she wonders if her family will get along well enough for the Chinese New Year celebration with her friend Ivy Ling's family. Each book shows how difficult change can be. Following the traditional "American Girl" style with short chapters and a "looking back" section at the end, the stories are easy to read, have likable characters, and feature situations many kids will relate to. The full-color illustrations and memorabilia in the end sections enhance the realistic feel. Fans of the series will empathize with Julie's desire to create a new family dynamic.
—Krista TokarzCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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