Review by Booklist Review
The latest entry in the Amelia's Notebook series records Amelia's joy in what she calls her 8th grade muscles, the confidence that she feels at the top of the middle-school heap. When she falls for classmate Gerald, though, insecurity deflates her. With help from her best friend, Amelia navigates the perils of a first, unrequited crush with minimal damage to her ego. The very readable diary-style text records the drama and humor of Amelia's first days in eighth grade. Meanwhile, expressive ink-and-watercolor illustrations brighten every one of the lined notebook-style pages.--Phelan, Carolyn Copyright 2010 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
The affable protagonist starts eighth grade and develops a crush on a cute boy, Gerald. Through self-reflection in her journal and seeking her girlfriends' advice, Amelia works up the nerve to ask Gerald to a dance--but he declines. Moss articulates and makes manageable the tween experience in her spot-on narration; Amelia's signature doodles and marginalia illustrate the handwritten notebook. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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