Not-So-Weird Emma

by Sally Warner

Overview

emma Mcgraw is slowly making friends at her new school. but when Cynthia calls her weird, emma is shocked. they are supposed to be best friends! in response, emma decides that Cynthia’s new name should be bossy pants, and she tells everyone in the class. Now the entire third grade is trading nicknames. And while it starts out being funny, emma begins to see the downside of name-calling. but just when she decides it’s time for apologies, her teacher makes the most dreaded call of all—the one to everyone’s parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101567586
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	05/10/2007
Series:	Emma , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sally Warner (www.sallywarner.com) has published more than twenty novels for young readers, including the Emma and EllRay Jakes series. She lives in Altadena, California with her husband and their not-so-miniature dachshund, Rocky. 

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Emma’s . . . refreshing voice rings true. (Kirkus Reviews)

Editorial Reviews

Gr 2-3-Emma is back in another story about life in third grade. This time, she becomes embroiled in a war of words with her sometimes-friend, sometimes-foe, Cynthia Harbison. After Emma has had enough of Cynthia's name-calling and jealousy, she decides to create a nickname that will teach her a lesson. She comes up with "Bossy Pants," and it spreads among her classmates like wildfire. Unfortunately, it also reaches the ears of her teacher. While the first-person narrative creates some interest, this sequel to Only Emma (Viking, 2005) is slight and uninspired. Even the much-anticipated "special treat" from Ms. Sanchez that awaits Emma and her classmates is something of a letdown. Harper's spunky black-and-white illustrations work well with the text, even though in some panels Emma and her precocious group of girls look more mature than their eight years. Readers may find this an acceptable substitute while waiting for upcoming installments about Judy Moody or Clarice Bean, but there's not enough humor or story here to make it anything but an additional purchase.-Carol L. MacKay, Camrose Public Library, Alberta, Canada Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Emma has now reached her next milestone: She is in her second month of third grade at her new school. She is the same insecure person she was in September, but now she's looking for friends besides the controlling Cynthia. Even though Cynthia can be mean and has a bad habit of making up mocking names for classmates, Emma doesn't want to dump her, but she wants to have other friends as well. When Emma and new-ish friend Annie Pat cook up a little of Cynthia's own medicine, they quickly regret their actions. While readers will at times tire of Emma's self-pity, her refreshing voice rings true with the angst that third graders can feel about school, their friends and their family. The energetic teacher, Ms. Sanchez, in a completely realistic moment of temper and quick thinking, moves the third graders from their name-calling to seeing the classroom as a place where everyone belongs. Young readers will recognize Emma and her classmates and will look forward to hearing how they do in the third month of school. (Fiction. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews

Emma’s . . . refreshing voice rings true. (Kirkus Reviews)

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