From bestselling author Terri Libenson, this is a story about how there’s more to everyone than meets the eye.
Pride. Popularity . . . Poetry? Middle school.
Ruby and Mia are total opposites:
Ruby is a little awkward, not a “joiner,” and loves to write poetry.
While Mia is type A, popular(ish), and wants to be class prez.
They used to be friends. But now they have nothing in common anymore. . . . Or do they?
Don’t miss the rest of the Emmie & Friends series: Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, Becoming Brianna, Truly Tyler, and You-Niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive Journal!---from the publisher
384 pages 978-0063139183 Ages 9-13
Keywords: graphic novel, friends, middle school, friendship, popularity, fitting in, being included, acceptance, understanding others, part of a series, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old
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Ruby is moving to middle school, a whole new environment with a whole lot of new people to meet. Which for some, will be an exciting opportunity, but very daunting for one who doesn't have "the greatest social skills" , whose not into dances, social media or sports, and who is as tall as their money tree.
More for the upper end of this readership, nevertheless it is a story that will resonate with many who find themselves having to change schools, and its first-person voice, diary-like entries and a format resembling a graphic novel make it accessible to any independent reader.
It is the 6th in the Emmie and Friends series, written to help young girls navigate those tricky tween years by showing them that the problems and issues they face are common and there are ways to work their way through them. So while some may not resonate so much with Ruby (although many will), there are others in the series that will definitely speak to them, making it a series that needs to be in the library's collection as our young girls seek books about those just like themselves, with the same insecurities, confusion and peer pressure.
Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
See more of her recommendations:
500 Hats https://500hats.edublogs.org/
The Bottom Shelf https://thebottomshelf.edublogs.org/
Storybook Cushions https:// bit.ly/storybook_cushions
