Amber Brown Is on the Move - Softcover

Danziger, Paula; Coville, Bruce; Levy, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0147512239 ISBN 13: 9780147512239

Publisher: Puffin Books, 2014

Synopsis

Always Bright, Amazingly Bold, Amber Brown!

I, Amber Brown, have boxes to fill. Now that Amber’s mom and Max are married, the three of them are moving to a new house and Amber is worried about more than just packing. How can she leave the home her dad used to live in? And with her dad dating again, how will they ever find time for just the two of them? All of these changes make Amber's head spin, but with standardized tests coming up at school as well as a dance competition, she needs to focus more than ever. If Amber wants to adjust to her new life and survive the school year, she'd better get moving!

“Amber manages to hit the sweet spot once again... In their second volume, Coville and Levy continue Danziger’s Amber Brown series with wit, style, and intelligence.” —Booklist

About this title

About the Author:

Paula Danziger (1944–2004) was a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer who had a direct line into kids’ hearts and funny bones.

Bruce Coville (www.brucecoville.com) lives in Syracuse, New York.

Elizabeth Levy (www.elizabethlevy.com) lives in New York City.

From Booklist:

Moving is hard enough for anyone, but Amber struggles with leaving the home where her family lived before her father moved out and her mother remarried. Meanwhile, Dad starts a relationship with her new dance instructor, and a looming standardized test raises concerns about Amber’s ability to focus on schoolwork. Still, she navigates through the difficulties with a little help from her friends, family, and teachers. One of the more appealing characters in the relatively bland world of beginning chapter books, Amber manages to hit the sweet spot once again in this lively first-person narrative. Not only does she have flaws but she makes real mistakes, suffers for them, and tries to make amends in ways that are meaningful to others. Her ongoing difficulties in dealing with her weekend father and her stepfather are dealt with honestly. The illustrations, by a newcomer to the series, were not available in the prepublication copy. In their second volume, Coville and Levy continue Danziger’s Amber Brown series with wit, style, and intelligence. Grades 2-4. --Carolyn Phelan

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0147512239
• ISBN 13: 9780147512239
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Illustrator: Lewis Anthony