![]() ![]() A well-executed twist will have readers flipping back to see what they missed while cheering the strides made by Libenson’s no-longer-invisible heroine.” - Publishers Weekly Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: “In her first children’s book, cartoonist Libenson offers strikingly different visions of seventh grade through two very dissimilar narrators. Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: “This funny and heartfelt tale will ring true for anyone who’s ever felt invisible.” - Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor author-illustrator of ROLLER GIRL Reading INVISIBLE EMMIE sums up middle school: You laugh, you cry, you get beaned in the head with a volleyball.” - Stephan Pastis, author of Timmy Failure Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: “Clever, funny work by a great cartoonist. INVISIBLE EMMIE is unforgettable!” - Lincoln Peirce, author of Big Nate ![]() A fantastic debut novel with plenty of laughs and tons of heart. Praise for INVISIBLE EMMIE: “This is middle grade fiction at its best. “The story is light but resonant for middle graders, with constant comedic asides in the illustrations.” - Kirkus Reviews A poignant twist ending adds a heartening note to an already charming story.” - Booklist “Libenson nicely touches on classic middle-grade tropes, such as shifting friendships, crushes, and developing confidence. “Libenson captures middle-school dramas-family, friendships, crushes, stereotypes, grades, self-discovery-with candor, fast pacing, and authentic, relatable characters. Libenson stresses the importance of being true to oneself, and readers will root for the characters to succeed.” - School Library Journal “Funny details of Brianna and Izzy’s lives ring true as the author explores relatable topics such as middle school friendships, self-discovery, and family dynamics. Terri has a husband, two daughters, and one poodle (all adorable). ![]() Terri is the New York Times bestselling author of the Emmie & Friends series and the cartoonist of the award-winning syndicated comic strip The Pajama Diaries (2006–2020). She also knows how wonderful it is when friendships do work out. But as a mom (and former middle school student in the dark ages), she knows these things happen. Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.As a Type A perfectionist, Terri Libenson hates to admit that she has any ex-friends. Holm: All's Faire in Middle School by Victoria Jamieson Babymouse: Lights, Camera, Middle School by Jennifer L. Read alikes: Smile by Raina Telgemeier Popularity Papers by Amy Ignatow Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. This is a really fun read that will intrigue the socially mature 4th and 5th graders and will resonate with the middle schoolers who will recognize the story from the hallways they explore every day from 8-3:00pm. Middle school angst, bullies, those perfect popular people and the rest of us earthlings all struggling to find a voice and a sense of belonging.Įmmie's story is told in a quiet, bland style and Katie's version beams off the page in warm, bright colors filled with energy and confidence. Seems Emmie has written a poem to the guy Katie is going out with. How will she make it until school is over? Katie hears about the poem and struggles with her own feelings. This is a show up to school in your underwear kind of day for Emmie. Except one of the poems falls out of Emmie's bag and is found by the just the wrong person, a guy named Joe who delights in embarrassing Emmie to the max. They laugh and Emmie puts the poems in her bag for safekeeping. Emmie and her best friend, Brianna, write hilarious, over the top romantic poems to the boys they have like and read them to each other. Emmie coming into school with her stomach in knots and needing to take ten deep breaths to calm herself down as she heads alone to her locker dreading the rest of the day. Katie starting the day at her locker surrounded by her ten best friends, looking fabulous and excited to start the day. The two girls are in the same school but live in separate worlds. She's super popular, has a million friends asking her for advice, looks perfect all the time, has cool parents and stars on the school volleyball team. Katie is in the seventh grade at the Lakefront Middle School, too. Art is the world where she excels and feels most like herself. Emmie is really shy and quiet and has a hard time speaking up in the world especially at school. Which one do you want to be?Įmmie Douglas is thirteen years old and in the seventh grade at Lakefront Middle School. ![]()
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