Clementine, Friend of the Week

Clementine, Friend of the Week

by SaraPennypacker (Author), Marla Frazee (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Clementine has been picked for Friend of the Week, which means she gets to be line leader, collect the milk money, and feed the fish. Even better, she'll get a Friend of the Week booklet in which all the other third grade kids will write why they like her. Clementine's best friend, Margaret, has all sorts of crazy ideas for how Clementine can prove to the class she is a friend. Clementine has to get a great booklet, so she does what Margaret says. What begins as one of the best weeks ever may turn out to be the worst. Who knew that being a friend could be so hard?

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 07 Oct 2010

ISBN 10: 1444900862
ISBN 13: 9781444900866
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: This feisty, fun book from Sara Pennypacker features the loveable and enduring Clementine at her best.

Media Reviews
Give this to readers of Judy Blume and cross your fingers for more. Starred review, Kirkus. Kirkus Review Fans of Judy Moody will welcome this portrait of another funny, independent third-grader. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Clementine is a true original ... Libraries will need multiple copies of this one, because early chapter-book readers will jump at the chance to spend another eventful week with Clementine. School Library Journal Frazee's polished, warm-spirited line drawings ... capture the endearing idiosyncrasies of its heroine, who will equally charm returning readers and those meeting her for the first time. Booklist
Author Bio
Sara Pennypacker was a painter before becoming a writer, and has two absolutely fabulous children who are now grown. She lives near the water on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She loves to float around in the ocean when it's warm, and collect interesting things from the beach when it's not. When she was in school, she never had any problem at all paying attention. OK, fine. That last part is about somebody else!