Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes! [Import] [Paperback]

Paula Danziger (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Children's; New Ed edition (2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034084390X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340843901
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,739,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Beginning her career as a teacher, Danziger taught at the junior high, high school, college levels. She received her Masters Degree in reading and during that time she wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. It was non-stop for Danziger since then. Among her titles are: the enormously popular Amber Brown books as well as Remember Me To Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?Danziger received numerous honors, including: Parent's Choice Awards, International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Awards, a IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award and many nominations for state reading and library association awards. Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer and speaker, Paula Danziger knew how to relate to young readers at their level. She was vital, funny, and compassionate. She knew how kids felt, what made them laugh, what they wore, collected, read, and played with. From collecting novelty toys that would make any teacher cringe, to wearing jangly earrings, funky glasses and shoes covered with beads and sequins, Paula Danziger had a direct line into kids' hearts and funnybones. She will be missed always.In Paula's memory, The Amber Brown Fund has been established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them. Donations may be sent to The Amber Brown Fund/ SCBWI Museum of Children's Books, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048. "I want people who want to become writers to read lots, write and rewrite lots, take acting lessons to learn about character development, observe people and not to be afraid of not being perfect. As for those people who don't want to be writers, I hope that you will always continue to read and also not be afraid of not being perfect." "I have two sets of heroes: One--bright, creative teachers, who manage to stay in the classroom. And, two--people who have difficult childhoods and manage to use the experiences to grow into caring, understanding adults."

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I said, "Yes"!, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Everyone Else's Parents said Yes (Paperback)

I read a book called "Everybody Else's Parents said Yes". It was a great book!It had many fresh,new ideas. It's about a boy in his sixth grade year and his adventures with the girls of G.E.T. H.I.M., and the tormenting of his older sister Amanda. It also involves a fight between Matthew and his mother over junkfood vs. health food. This was an all-around five star book. I would recommend this book to people of all ages! --MS

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes, August 10, 2006

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes (A Dell Yearling Book) (Paperback)

ISBN 0440403332 - Who hasn't said that phrase? And who has kids and hasn't heard it themselves? That it rings true through the generations bodes well for the book - and the book lives up to it, for the most part.

Matthew's going to have a birthday party. And not just ANY birthday party - a MAJOR sleepover party! With junk food! Junk food might not be a big deal to most kids, but Matthew's mother hates junk food. It's a big deal, the menu he has planned. Of course, Matthew's got a big problem: himself. He's fighting with his best friend AND every girl in the sixth grade and if he doesn't learn how to co-exist peacefully with the girls, or make up with Joshua, the biggest party of the year is going to be the worst flop ever.

All kids can relate, to some extent, to the story - mom pushing health food when what you really want is sugary junk, the boys vs girls wars of middle school... This isn't the finest piece of writing to come from Danziger, and I'd say the readers most likely to enjoy it will be the younger end of the 8-12 range it's intended for.

- AnnaLovesBooks

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 3, 2001

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Judy Collins (Springfield, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everyone Else's Parents said Yes (Paperback)

I choose "Everybody Else's Parents Said Yes" to be the first book of a new, middle school Mother-Daughter Book Club I was starting at my daughter's school. I choose it primarially based on Paula Danzinger's other works I had heard of, & because my daughter thought it looked good. Overall, I thought it was disappointing & not up to Paula's usual standard, but it did have flashes of strength, & got better as the story progressed. Parts of it seemed dated as well. The girls enjoyed the sibling interactions, & said that parents often did seem that way to them! As a group, we gave it a fairly low rating, because no girl wanted to spend her own money on it.