Graphic Novel
3rd, 4th, or 5th Grade
Amelia is facing many challenges in her life. A new home, school, and friends and all because her parents got divorced. In this series of comic stories Amelia brings readers into her life and creates a vivid picture of her feelings. This graphic novel is divided into five stories that take place all in the first year of the Amelia moving.
The first story is "Amelia vs. the Sneeze Barf." In this story Amelia introduces her mom, aunt (which her mother and her live with), and her new friends. Amelia also introduces readers to a club her friends have called the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals. Each person in the club has their own name and role. During this story the club sets out of a mission to get the bullies of the school. They successfully succed thanks to the sneeze barf.
The next story is called "The Gym Class System." This story is about Amelia's first days at her new school. During these first days she manages to go to the principal's office several times, finds out her friends belong to the nerd group, and realizes that she hates PE.
The third story, "The Loosely in Disguise, and Frightened," takes place during Amelia and her friend's Halloween adventure. The adventure all started when Amelia's dad canceled his plans with her. Then to cheer her up, Amelia's aunt decides to invite Amelia's friends over for a scary movie. The movie turns out to frighten all of the kids and makes for an interesting Trick-or-Treating adventure where the girls end up taking care of the villain.
"Amelia McBride and the other Side of Yuletide" was the fourth story. During this story Amelia and her friends decide that they will figure out if Santa Claus is real. While on the mission Amelia worries that she will become part of Santa's naughty list. During this story Amelia discovers that one of her friends is poor and she might need to help Santa make sure her friend has a good Christmas. At the end of the story Amelia discovers that Santa does exist and he can always use a helper.
The final story "Speak Softee to Me" is about when Amelia's dad takes her and her friends on a camping trip. The fact that Amelia's dad invited her friends makes her furious; she wants to spend time with her dad alone since she never sees him anymore. But while on the camping trip she discovers that her mom and dad did not divorce because of her and that her dad does love her very much.
This graphic novel takes readers through a year in which one girl's life changes a lot but things turn out okay. There is a lot of humor but also a lot of serious moments that can help children get through the difficult times in life where they just don't understand.
Most likely I will not use this graphic novel as part of my curriculum but I do want to have it available in my classroom for my students. I want students to have a variety of comic books that they can read. I also will suggest this book to any child who may be hurting because of a divorce in their family or a new student in the classroom.
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