Amelia's Guide to Gossip: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Amelia's Notebook) [Hardcover]

Marissa Moss (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 22, 2006 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Amelia's Notebook

Did you hear the rumor making the rounds?

A Note from the Author Amelia!

"Everything you always wanted to know about gossip -- it's the hottest rumor around!"

-- Me, Amelia

...the one about Amelia and her guide?

Notes from Amelia Fans:

"I like how you get a lot of details in the book -- Good details make for good gossip!

-- Shana

"My favorite part was when Cleo pukes in teh car and Amelia says ' I'm trying to get some air here!' that was so funny." -- And you can pass this rumor on -- it's all true!

--Madeline

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8–Amelia analyzes the various types of gossip: true, untrue, juicy, stale, hot off the rumor mill, or old stuff that everyone has already heard. She also illustrates how it is spread through school from a source to the kids who exist on the fringes in what she calls the Gossip Ripple Effect. In the end, Amelia admits that gossip is like a fire that you can't help but stare at, but if you get too close, you can get burned. She likes to hear and spread juicy tidbits, but balks at false statements being circulated about her. This book is neither creative nor funny. The majority of it focuses on information about gossiping with only an incidental story about Amelia, and the absence of a plot makes it a rather lackluster offering.–Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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About the Author

Marissa Moss is the  creator of the bestselling and perenially popular AMELIA series. She lives with her family in Berkeley, California.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books (August 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416914757
• ISBN-13: 978-1416914754
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #859,302 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marissa Moss has been telling stories and drawing pictures to go with them for as long as she can remember. She sent her first book to publishers when she was nine, but it wasn't very good and it never got published. She didn't try again until she was a grown-up, but since then she hasn't stopped.

The idea for the first Amelia's Notebook came from the notebook Moss kept when she was a kid. Amelia is a lot like her and the things that happen to Amelia really happened to Marissa (mostly).

Along with Amelia, Moss has created many characters and is especially drawn to history. Historical books allows her to imagine what it's like to be alive in a different place at a completely different time. And then there are the Max Disaster books which allow her to play with scientific experiments, inventions, and comic strips.

Customer Reviews

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too hard of a read for a struggling reader, November 29, 2011

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This review is from: Amelia's Guide to Gossip: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Amelia's Notebook) (Hardcover)

These Amelia series seemed great but it was too hard of a read for my struggling reader (9 yrs old at the time). Hopefully she will be able to read these one day when she becomes a better reader in the future.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amelia's Guide to Gossip, September 9, 2008

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Kathy G. (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amelia's Guide to Gossip: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Amelia's Notebook) (Hardcover)

I bought a several Amelia books for my granddaughter who is 10 years old. She loves them all. I found that this book arrived in perfect condition and you would not guess that it was used. I would advise anyone wanting a good value to purchase used books. All used books that I purchased have been very high quality.