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Nobody Was Here: Seventh Grade in the Life of Me, Penelope

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I cannot recommend this book more highly. Allison Pollet has drawn the most honest portrayal of a seventh grade girl that I've ever read. Immersed in Penelope's world, I truly felt like I was back in seventh grade again.

The characters are delightful--quirky yet real--the storylines are engrossing, and the descriptions of life as a preteen in the early/mid 80s are spot on. I devoured the book over a weekend. And then I went back and picked it up and read through many of the chapters again. And then I described scene after scene to my husband. And then I woke up in the middle of the night laughing at a scene from the book.

While this book is marketed for preteens, it's a wonderful adult read as well--especially if you hit your preteens/teens in the 80s. It'd also be a great read for parents, an excellent glimpse into those enigmatic teenage girl minds. It was almost frightening how true to life it read.

Spend some time with Penelope and her friends--they're a memorable bunch.

This book Is about Penelope Schwartzbaum and she is going though changes as a seventh grader. Everything feels different, even her best friend Stacy. Stacy joins the snobby clique of girls who hate new students. Penelope is floating away from reality. Her parents are separating and they always fight. Penelope is also suspicious of a man that her mom may be dating. Then she meets a new student named Cass. When her friends find this out, they ignore her. Will penelope choose to be friends with the snobby clique or will she chose Cass.

I liked this book because it really showed changes a teenager can go through in 7th grade. Tennagers should read this book because it shows the position they are in.

Penelope Schwartzbaum feels very upset when she gets to school and finds out that she doesn't have any classes with one and only friend. She is very worried about middle school and very curious to find out what it will be like. She likes to write her name in the margins of her paper instead of listening in class. Her parents are hardly ever at home so her and her little brother have to have a house sitter to baby-sit them.


Nobody was Here (7th Grade in the Life of Ms. Penelope) by Allison Pollet is a funny and exciting book with many different things happening. It is 227 eventful pages. Follow her in her 7th grade year! Watch her have good things happen and bad things happen.

This shows you that you should pay attention in school and enjoy what life gives you. This reminds me of a lot of 7th graders in the world. I think if you read this book before middle school, it will prepare you for it even though it is a fiction book.

I would recommend this book for girl's ages 9-13 years old. I thought that this was a really good book. This is a really neat plot and it is from a long time ago. People who enjoy books about kids their age should read this book.

If you are a person that likes books that move along slowly and switches between different plots throughout the whole book you would like Nobody Was Here. The protagonist is a nice young lady who seems like she wants to do things her own ay. Tha antagonists are Pia and Anabella who are always mean to Penelope but not to stacy. Stacy has been leaving Penelope for Pia and Anabella. The book was not as good as i thought it was going to be because it was tiresome at some points. The story moves along slowly and switches between different plots.

The book " Nobody Was Here," is a great book for children or adults of any age. I am not a big reader but this book was definetly a page turner. This book is a thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what this normal everyday girl is going to do next. Peneolpe makes you feel right at home and makes a girl feel like she is " normal" and not an outsider. I would totally recomend this book to anyone.

"Nobody was Here" by Alison Pollet is a book with common, every day adventures that a lot of people could relate to. This book is about a girl named Penelope B. Schwartzbaum. She has a mom who is always busy, an imaginitave younger brother named Nathaniel, and a dad who travels a lot. Penelpoe is starting seventh grade at a school called Elston Prep where their main motivation is to prepare you for college. Also, her best friend Stacy is starting to join a group that is against new kids. Meanwhile Penelope's mom is being very chirpy, in other words not her usual self. On top of all of that, there is suspicious writing on the bathroom stall walls. Everyone is trying to find out who wrote it.
I liked this book, but it wasn't my favorite. The book was confusing at parts because the story jumped around. Sometimes it wasn't clear what a particular part had to do with the story. Overall this book was pretty pointless, but it grabbed my attention because some of the stories had a lot of action. I would recommend this book to anyone who dosen't like much adventure and likes light books. This book can be helpful if you are a girl going through seventh grade.

This was a great book re-awakening that oh so preppy life of a teenager growing up in the 80's at a NY prep school. Tretorn nylites ARE important and its not just if they are white or blue but how you lace them. The book delves into when your lacoste polo is best worn collar up and when your LL Bean bluchers should be worn with-out the socks. It is a lot of fun and brings back good memories.