I was already quite sure after reading the first book that this would be a series to highly recommend, but I just wanted to double-check by reading another one of them.
Usually I read a chapter or two in a sitting. Near the end of Friend of the Week, I had to read about 5 chapters because I really wanted to find out what had happened to Moisturizer, the kitten.
The book was that good.
Here is a list of all the titles in order of creation.
- Clementine
- The Talented Clementine
- Clementine's Letter
- Clementine, Friend of the Week
- Clementine and The Family Meeting
- Clementine and the Spring Trip
- Completely Clementine
Clementine is a 3rd grade girl who lives with her mom, dad, and younger brother in Boston. These books will have a wider appeal than just the 3rd grade girl demographic. Hey, I loved them.
Sara Pennypacker is wonderfully witty. I wish I could write like she does. Actually, I think I would write much like she does, if I were to write a similar type of book.
In Friend of the Week, there was one short passage that especially got to me for some reason.
Clementine's classmates were to write something they appreciated about her in a book that would be given to her at the end of the week when it was her turn to be "Friend of the Week".
"Once, when I was in first grade, I lost my crayons, Joe had written. Clementine broke every one of hers in half, so I could color."
Aw.
