Gownley, Jimmy Amelia Rules: Her Permanent Record (Book 8) 160 pgs. Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
2012. $8.79. (Rating: G)
Amelia has a lot
of roles –cheerleader, superhero, friend, and student. But when her Aunt Tanner
goes missing, Amelia is panicked. She just knows that she can help. Luckily her
best friends are there for her, and they take off by bus to a far-away town to
look for her, based on Amelia’s hunch.
Does anyone else
cringe when they hear about an elementary school aged cheerleader? Ugh! Not to
mention the clandestine bus trip out of state!
The book started
out TOTALLY confusing, especially to a
first time reader of this series - all of Amelia’s various ages and ‘roles’
talk together like a group of friends. The art style was a problem for me. I
don’t think most people realize that comics are not that popular, its graphic
novels that are what students want. This book was like old-fashioned comic book
art of newspapers famous Family Circus. Boring. Students know the difference,
most are used to top notch action packed graphics and innovative plots –which are
often characteristics of graphic novels. On top all of that, I thought the plot and character of Amelia were boring. So not a win if you are trying to incorporate graphic novels. See Zita
the Spacegirl for a fantastic new series!
ELEMENTARY –NOT
RECOMMENDED Reviewer: Stephanie School Librarian & Author.
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