Jimmy Gownley
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English
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"What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down? At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team. But all that changed when chicken pox forced him to miss the championship game. Things went from bad to worse when he got pneumonia and missed even more school. Before Jimmy knew it, his grades were sinking and nothing seemed to be going right. How did Jimmy turn things around, get back...
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Amelia rules!) ; 6
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Amelia Louise McBride's eleventh birthday party is fabulous, but soon her friends are fighting all the time, she gets a terrible report card, and when she summons the courage to tell a boy how she feels about him, she learns why it is called a "crush."
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Amelia rules!) ; 8
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
Description
"With her new spot on the cheerleading squad, Aunt Tanner's hoards of adoring fans, and Reggie's successful mission to mold young superheroes into productive--and cool--members of society, Amelia's sailing is remarkably smooth. But when Tanner disappears, humiliated by an ex-boyfriend's tell-all book, Amelia goes into full panic mode. And when she boards a bus on an epic journey to find Tanner--with frenemy Rhonda in tow, and a little help from a...
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Amelia rules!) ; 5
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Amelia McBride and her friends at Joe McCarthy Elementary School try to figure out how to be popular, or at least not to be unpopular.
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Amelia rules!) ; 2
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Nine-year-old Amelia McBride is curious about her Aunt Tanner's fame as a former rock star, devoted to her friend Reggie and his superhero club, goes to a funeral, and thinks about life and love.
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Series
Amelia rules!) ; 1
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
2009, 2003.
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English
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A collection of comic stories featuring nine-year-old Amelia, who has moved from Manhattan to a small town in the wake of her parent's divorce, and her fourth-grade friends, the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals, otherwise known as G.A.S.P.
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Amelia rules!) ; 7
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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While trying to figure out the meaning of life, Amelia learns that even when the world is scary and life is as mystifying as ever, some things, such as friends, do last.
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Amelia rules!) ; 4
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When her Aunt Tanner brings out a box of mementos, ten-year-old Amelia Louise McBride learns things about her family history that help her deal with such current issues as her first date and the deployment of a friend's father to Iraq.
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Amelia rules!) ; 3
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Ten-year-old Amelia is getting used to living in a small town. Sure, it was hard to leave New York after her parents divorced. But now that she's got her friends, she's starting to feel like things just might be okay. That is, until her mom says they might be moving again--across town, to a new school district. Can things get any worse for Amelia? When Amelia meets her new friend Trish and learns about the terrible secret she's hiding, Amelia realizes...