![]() A fantastic debut novel with plenty of laughs and tons of heart. Reading Invisible Emmie sums up middle school: You laugh, you cry, you get beaned in the head with a volleyball."-Stephan Pastis, author of Timmy Failure "This funny and heartfelt tale will ring true for anyone who's ever felt invisible."-Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor author-illustrator of Roller Girl "This is middle grade fiction at its best. A highly relatable middle grade drama."-School Library Journal "Clever, funny work by a great cartoonist. A well-executed twist will have readers flipping back to see what they missed while cheering the strides made by Libenson's no-longer-invisible heroine."- Publishers Weekly"With all-too-familiar middle-school drama and an empowering lesson about speaking up and bravely facing down embarrassment, this should find an easy audience among fans of Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries books."- Booklist"Libenson's clever tale will entertain readers in the throes of middle school as well as younger students both wary of and intrigued by their near future."-The Horn Book "Many readers will recognize themselves in Emmie and her friends, who are at once self-conscious and eager to be seen for who they are. Review Quotes "In her first children's book, cartoonist Libenson offers strikingly different visions of seventh grade through two very dissimilar narrators. and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands.Īll the crushes, humiliation, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day in this extraordinary debut graphic novel. This is the story of two totally different girls-quiet, shy, artistic Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brianna! All the crushes, humiliations, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day in this extraordinary novel. Born and raised in Kingston, PA, Terri lives with her husband and two daughters in Cleveland, OH. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the middle grade series, Emmie & Friends (Balzer + Bray). Anyone who has ever been through middle school will be able to appreciate Emmie’s story even if they haven’t felt invisible themselves. But when her crush finds out, he thinks it’s kind of funny, too, and he actually starts talking to Emmie. This is the story of two totally different girls- quiet, shy, artistic Emmie popular, outgoing, athletic Katie -and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. Terri has three Pajama Diaries book collections: Deja To-Do, Having It AllAnd No Time To Do It, and Bat-Zilla. Emmie isn’t sure she’ll survive the humiliation. Holm, Invisible Emmie is a humorous and surprising debut graphic novel by Terri Libenson, creator of the internationally syndicated, Reuben Award-winning comic strip The Pajama Diaries. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. This is the story of two totally different girls-quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie-and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands"-Jacket. All ages (but best suited for ages 10 to 14) can find something to enjoy and like in this book.About the Book "Crushes, humiliation, drama: middle school. But also, I just liked Emmie as a character as you get to see the issues we have seen in other books from her point of view and she has a unique one. In many ways, Emmie was me in middle school, therefore, she is reliable. While I have liked all the graphic novels that I have read of Libenson, I think Invisible Emmie might be my favorite. And this, just might give you clue to the surprise at the end of the book. Of course, we know that Libenson did both themselves. The fact that it looks like two different illustrators had done the illustrations is also very interesting. The fun style choice for the illustrations (Emmie’s story in light colors, little detail, almost faded) and the other girl (bright colors, detail panels and bold) help you see the personality. One not so popular and one the most popular in the school. ![]() We see Emmie and another girl go through everyday life. There are neat twists in the story itself. Yet, each character is one that we know, want to be or are. ![]() And that story is the world of middle school. When you see a person through another character’s eyes you start to get a bigger picture of the world Libenson wanted to tell. As well as showing some of the characters from the other books in a different light. Terri Libenson has taken her character Emmie and shown her through her own eyes. Invisible Emmie is another gem in the author/illustrator series of middle school. ![]()
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