Friendship Over (The Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine) - Softcover

Sternberg, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1629794058 ISBN 13: 9781629794051

Publisher: Astra Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Being ten is hard. Just ask Celie who is juggling fights with her sister, secrets at school, a forgetful grandmother, and a best friend who won’t speak to her. How can a girl who doesn’t like change survive when everything around her is changing? By writing, of course. Girls will recognize their own struggles as they join Celie who lets it all out in her top-secret diary.

About this title

About the Author:

Julie Sternberg: Julie Sternberg is the author of the best-selling Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie and its sequels, Like Bug Juice on a Burger and Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake. Formerly a public interest lawyer, she is a graduate of the New School’s MFA program in Creative Writing, with a concentration in writing for children. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York. Visit juliesternberg.com.

Johanna Wright: Johanna Wright has illustrated Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage, Clover Twig and the Perilous Path, and several picture books, including her own The Secret Circus, Bunnies on Ice, and The Orchestra Pit. She lives with her husband, fuzzy cats, and two young children in Portland, Oregon. Visit johannawright.com.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 3–5—Ten-year-old Celie confides her worries about her ex-best friend, her maddening older sister, and her ailing grandmother in her journal. Humor and an accessible epistolary format lighten the story's heavy issues of bullying, age-related illness, and parental discord. Celie meets tough situations with spirit and humor and accompanies even her angstiest entries with doodles of brownies, narwhals, and her friends and family. The simple line drawings and handwritten typeface make this a prime readalike for other fiction graphic novel hybrids such as Renee Russell's "Dork Diaries" (S. & S.), Amy Ignatow's "Popularity Papers" (Abrams), and Marissa Moss's "Amelia's Notebook" (S. & S.). This title has both wide appeal and substance and begins what will likely be a popular series.—Lisa Goldstein, Brooklyn Public Library

About this edition

• Publisher: Astra Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1629794058
• ISBN 13: 9781629794051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Illustrator: Wright Johanna