

Readers will understand Amelia's wish to put her ``top secret'' thoughts on paper, and they'll notice that even though she's uneasy about attending a different school, she's starting over successfully. Amelias Notebook Part of Amelia By Marissa Moss Illustrated by Marissa Moss Paper Over Board LIST PRICE 14. I believe it!'') and jokes in classic elementary-school gross-out fashion. In appropriately conversational terms, Amelia complains that her big sister invades her privacy (``So Cleo if you are reading this right now-BUG OFF and STAY OUT'') gripes about cafeteria food (``Henna says they use dog food. Her picture book Barbed Wire Baseball won the California Book Award gold medal. Best known for the Amelia's Notebook series, her books are popular with teachers and children alike. Why would a dumb notebook make me feel better, Amelia thinks. Marissa Moss has written more than seventy books, from picture books to middle-grade and young adult novels.

She misses her best friend, Nadia, but her moments of sadness are balanced by optimism-she distracts herself by drawing and by writing short stories. When Amelia’s mom gives her a journal for her birthday, she finally has a place to share her truest feelings at lastNine-year-old Amelia’s mother gives her a blank notebook to write down her thoughts and tells her it will make her feel better. Dr.Moss (Mel's Diner) designs this upbeat, first-person story to resemble a real diary the cover bears the familiar black-and-white abstract design of a composition book, decorated with color cartoons by Amelia, the book's nine-year-old ``author.'' Inside, on lined pages, Amelia writes about her recent move to a new town, doodles pictures of people she meets and saves such mementos as postage stamps and a birthday candle.Amelia Takes Command / Amelia's Bully Survival Guide (1998) 5th book.My Notebook (with help from Amelia) (1997) 4th book.

Amelia Hits the Road / Amelia's Are-We-There-Yet Longest Ever Car Trip (1997) 3rd book.The books have been translated into Spanish, French, Indonesian, and Chinese. Amelia's Boredom Survival Guide, Amelia's Guide to Gossip, Amelia's Bully Survival Guide, Amelia's Easy-as-Pie Drawing Guide, a step-by-step guide on how to draw like Amelia, and My Notebook (With Help from Amelia), an Amelia-style notebook for you to use. Amelia has also written guides such as Dr. She has problems that many kids face like gossip, moving or crushes. Amelia is a character that many young people identify with. They are profusely illustrated and designed to resemble actual journals. The books, targeted at children between 9 and 12, are a series of notebooks and journals written by the character Amelia, who writes about her life, thoughts, and memories. Tricycle Press, American Girl Simon & SchusterĪmelia's Notebook is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Marissa Moss.
