Anna Mei: Cartoon Girl [Paperback]

Carol A. Grund (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media (April 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819807885
• ISBN-13: 978-0819807885
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,976,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carol A. Grund writes fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. Her first middle grade novel, "Anna Mei, Cartoon Girl," was published in 2010 by Pauline Books & Media, followed by "Anna Mei, Escape Artist" and "Anna Mei, Blessing in Disguise" in 2011.

Carol's stories, poems and plays have appeared in a variety of children's magazines and book anthologies. She has also written stories for two "Chicken Soup for the Soul" collections. Read more about Carol and her writing at www.CarolAGrund.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved Anna Mei!, May 16, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Anna Mei: Cartoon Girl (Paperback)

I'm a sixth grader and I loved your book! It inspired me to not think badly about other people. No matter who they are or what they are, they are all the same as each one of us in God's creation.

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it!, February 17, 2011

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J. Craig (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anna Mei: Cartoon Girl (Paperback)

I'm the mother of two girls adopted from China and I just bought this book - read it the same day I got it. The writing is wonderful - sounds just like how a sixth grader might be feeling and thinking, and not like an adult trying to sound like a sixth grader - it flows so naturally - very impressive. It also could be very helpful for my girls if they get assigned the dreaded heritage project to do and don't know how to handle it. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series and I know my girls will love it too.

5.0 out of 5 stars Anna Mei's a Friend of Mine!, June 19, 2010

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Sarah Reinhard "Catholic wife, mother, writer... (snoringscholar.com) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anna Mei: Cartoon Girl (Paperback)

Anna Mei: Cartoon Girl, by Carol A. Grund, is middle grade/intermediate novel that introduced me to a world that felt familiar, but distant. Remember late grade school?

I do. I have a LOT of memories of those 5th grade through 8th grade years (I know, that bleeds over into junior high, but living it felt that way too).

Boys were icky, and yet...interesting. Girls were friends and...horrible. Parents were alien life forms and everything was changing.

Eleven-year-old Anna Mei faces all of this AND a total upheaval of her world. She finds herself in a new school, the outsider, trying to fit in.

She ends up being someone she's not, but it takes a while before she will admit it out loud. I forgot about the courage that takes. It's good to be reminded, because I have kids this age in my life. I think I'll be sharing this book with them, in fact.

Woven throughout (but NOT shoved down your throat) are Christian/Catholic values, including Anna Mei's own struggles with relating to God. She finds herself discovering unexpected things about herself and those around her. I found myself remembering how important fiction like this was to my own formative years. I'll be passing it on for sure.

Highly recommended.