Sixth-grade Glommers, Norks, And Me [Paperback]

Lisa Papademetriou (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Disney Pr (May 30, 2005)
• ASIN: B001EEF7DQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Lisa Papademetriou is the author of Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me (named one of the Best Books of 2005 by FamilyFun.com ) and co-author (with Chris Tebbetts) of M or F? She has written and/ or adapted over thirty books for children and young adults, including titles in the Lizzie McGuire, That s So Raven, Kim Possible, and Sweet Valley High Senior Year book series. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, where she enjoys quilting, dancing around the house to eighties music, playing the guitar (badly), and drinking large amounts of coffee. Her next book, The Wizard, the Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey will be published in May 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Power to the Norks!, June 7, 2005

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Kieran Scott (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me (Hardcover)

This book was SO refreshing. It perfectly depicts what it's like for a young teen when old friends start branching out and new friends start making their way into your heart. This book TOTALLY made its way into mine. Plus, it's HILARIOUS and SO creative. Like nothing else out there. A great read for any kid who's starting a new school. Actually, a great read for ANY kid, full stop!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read this book, January 15, 2007

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Nicki P "Nicki P" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me (Paperback)

By Nicki P.

My book is called Sixth Grade Glommers, Norks, and me. It is written by Lisa Papademetriou. Allie, a sixth grader tells the story, and it's about how she and her best friend Tam start becoming friends with certain people in 6th grade. The main conflict for Allie is whom she could fit in with in the new middle school. When Allie makes the soccer team she meets up with new people. Tam gets on the cheer squad with Renee and Allie felt left out. Renee gets mean, and Allie expects Tam to stand up to Renee but she doesn't. Allie calls them glommers because they always glom on to each other. She also meets up with Orren, a really smart but geeky guy who Allie calls a nork (combination nerd and dork). The conflict is between Allie and herself while she decides where she fits.

I thought it was really exciting and fun to read. I liked that there was so much information that kept combining on top of each other. I felt like I was in the part about friendship because I had a really good friend who would either really want to be with you or not want to be with you. Now I also made a lot of new friends just like Allie. That's why the main conflict kept my attention. The characters were realistic because that's normal life situations. At the end I felt proud of Allie when she says, "I was happy just to be Allie Kimball! My own me. Unique, but not alone. Not alone at all."

The author had the way of understanding how 6th grade girls can go up and down and happy and sad. The story is told by Allie. The author makes up words you never heard of like nonshocker, glommers, norks, dweebosaurus, predorka ment, and precooliar. I thought the writing was really descriptive, like "squiggly at the edges and full of weird-looking blobs." Another example is, "It looked more like a long twisty pine cone, or a gnarled tree limb covered with rough bark." That's a description of Orren's hair.

I think this book is a 9 out of 10 because if you are having trouble finding relationships, read this book. It might help you see what kind of friends to make when you go to a new school like a middle school. I would recommend this book to any girl leaving elementary school and worrying how to make new friends.

The new vocabulary Allie makes up and put at the heading of each new chapter is really funny. My favorite example is "Jockissima" which Allie says is an excellent female athlete like me.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glommers, Norks, and One Amazing Book!, June 6, 2005

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BostonBookie (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me (Hardcover)

I gobbled up Sixth-Grade Glommers in one night! Ha-de-ha, loved the definitions, but it was my need to smack Tam upside the head and give Allie a huge hug that kept me rolling through the pages so merrily. Will those Dad issues--noogies to him--be addressed in a sequel?