Jimmy Gownley's Amelia rules!

Jimmy Gownley

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Subjects
Published
New York : Atheneum books for Young Readers 2009-
Language
English
Main Author
Jimmy Gownley (-)
Edition
1st Atheneum Books for Young Readers pbk. ed
Item Description
"These comics were originally published individually by Renaissance Press."--T.p. verso.
Previously published by Ibooks (2003).
Physical Description
v. : col. ill. ; 23 cm
ISBN
9780606145121
9781416986041
9781416986058
9781416986065
9780606145145
9781442445413
9781416986072
9781416986089
9781416986096
9781416986126
9781416986140
  • [v.] 1. The whole worlds crazy
  • [v.] 2. What makes you happy
  • [v.] 3. Superheroes
  • [v.] 4. When the past is a present
  • [v.] 5. Tweenage guide to not being unpopular
  • [v.] 6. True things (Adults don't want kids to know)
  • [v.] 7. The meaning of life... and other stuff
  • [v.] 8. Her permanent record
Review by Booklist Review

Gr. 3-5. Having been previously self-published by Gownley, the first five episodes of the Amelia comics are now available in a newly minted edition, with some unpublished art and an introduction by children's author Megan McDonald, whose characterudy Moody could be fourth-grader Amelia's soul sister. Moody is certainly an apt term for Amelia, who is getting used to life with her newly divorced mom and her hip, young aunt Tanner; settling in at a strange new school; and finding a group of friends. Amelia is no sweet innocent, nor are her three G.A.S.P (Gathering of Awesome Superpals) buddies: Reggie, superhero in the making; Rhonda, Amelia's tough bete noire with a fourth-grade thing for Reggie; and quiet, mysterious Pajamaman.ealousy, meanness, sadness, and confusion, as well as surprising generosity, and love crisscross the pages in energetic, freewheeling, full-color cartoon art that unwraps a kid's-eye view of life honestly, poignantly, and with a hefty dollop of melodrama. --Stephanie Zvirin Copyright 2004 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Library Journal Review

Nine-year-old Amelia McBride's parents have just divorced, and she and her mom now live in a new town with her Aunt Tanner, a Bob Dylan-quoting rock musician. Amelia makes some new friends-nutty superhero-in-training Reggie, loudmouth Rhonda, and the totally silent Pajamaman-only to discover on the first day of school that they're the school's geeks and, by association, so is she. This book, previously published by Renaissance Press as Amelia Rules: In with the Out Crowd, is side-splittingly hilarious while also dealing sensitively with the problems that children of divorce face. With a Peanuts-like look and Charles Schulz's impeccable comic timing, a Calvin and Hobbes sort of attitude, and even a Yellow Kid homage (in Pajamaman's ever-changing chest emblems), this will appeal to the broader audience of comic strip readers as well as to comic book fans. (Only one small complaint: someone should check the spelling.) Throw in a wonderful Christmas story, which should be turned into an animated special immediately, and an Eisner Award nomination for best title for a younger audience, and the result is a book highly recommended for all ages and all libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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