Amelia's Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments (Amelia's Notebook) [Library Binding]

Marissa Moss (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Amelia's Notebook

A Note from the Author -- Amelia!

"I don't know what's worse -- sharing a dorm with girls I don't know or sharing one with a girl I know too well -- my sister, Cleo. This school trip is a major lesson in embarrassment!"

-- Me, Amelia

Notes from Amelia's Fans:

"Amelia is getting older and she is going through the same things as my friends and I. Maybe you would not be embarrassed to write about that stuff..."

(I'm blushing, but still writing...)

-- Vanesa, age 13

"I started to have my own notebook, and my problems were fixed like presto!" (Hooray!

Here's to notebook power!)

-- Isabella

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–When Amelia goes on a three-day field trip with her class, the possibilities for embarrassment loom large in her mind. Dressing in front of others and wearing the wrong kind of pajamas and slippers (The combination you pick says a lot about who you are!) are just some of her concerns; never mind the presence of her older sister who is participating as a teaching aide (I almost choked on my macaroni! Cleo working with my class? That's my worst nightmare!). The format–hand-written journal entries on lined paper under topics such as Amelia's Embarrassing Moments Hall of Fame and The Pajama Game–allow the girl's perceptive voice to be heard, and since this is her story, she is the only developed character. Childlike cartoon drawings and many comedic captions extend the humor. Fortunately, Cleo encourages some group sharing of embarrassing moments and the ensuing revelations enable Amelia to realize that not only can she survive her humiliations, but that she also doesn't need to take responsibility for her sister's behavior. A multiethnic cast of characters helps promote the realization that all children suffer from similar concerns and doubts. Another winner in an already popular series.–Kirsten Cutler, Sonoma Library, CA
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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

• Library Binding: 80 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; 1St Edition edition (September 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689870418
• ISBN-13: 978-0689870415
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #646,843 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so cool, November 21, 2009

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Zoe (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amelia's Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments (Amelia's Notebook) (Library Binding)

i love this book it is so cool! it's about when amelia goes to a school trip for 3 days and her sister came along...................and that pretty much runed it ha im nine years old and i think this book is for 8 to 13 years olds. BTW i got this used on amazon and it was 1 cent! well with shiping it was about 4.00 dollars thats not that much money becase this is a good book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST BOOK, January 3, 2006

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Laura Kline - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amelia's Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments (Amelia's Notebook) (Library Binding)

Its a really really good book read it over and over