Amber Brown sees red

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Title:

Amber Brown sees red

Author:

Danziger, Paula, 1944-2004, author.

Ross, Tony, illustrator.

Series:

Amber Brown ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Amber Brown's going through a growth spurt. . . and her body's not the only thing that's changing. Her mom and Max are engaged. Her dad is moving back from Paris. And now her school's overrun by skunks, and she feels like she's being held captive in a hot, crowded school bus that's going nowhere. But growth spurts and skunks are not her only concerns. Why can't her parents agree on anything. . . why did she ever get that haircut. . . and most important, what will happen when Dad moves back? -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 7 up.

General Note:

"Amber Brown stream on [Apple] TV+" -- Cover.

Includes excerpt from Amber Brown is feeling blue by the author.

Physical Description:

116, 11 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Subject Term:

Divorce -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Brown, Amber (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Ross, Tony,

Publisher:

Puffin Books,

Publication Date:

2009

1997

ISBN:

9780142412619

9781101950302

Publication Information:

Call Number:

J DANZIGER

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003692475	New Juvenile Fiction	DANZIGER	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Even when nothing is going her way, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown's going through a growth spurt . . . and her body's not the only thing that's changing. Her mom and Max are engaged. Her dad is moving back from Paris. And now her school's overrun by skunks, and she feels like she's being held captive in a hot, crowded school bus that's going nowhere.

But growth spurts and skunks are not her only concerns. Why can't her parents agree on anything . . . why did she ever get that haircut . . . and most important, what will happen when Dad moves back?

Author Notes

Paula Danziger was born in Washington, D.C., on August 18, 1944.

She received her Master's Degree in reading and began her career as a teacher. She has taught at the junior high, high school, and college levels.

Danziger is best known for a series of children's books about Amber Brown, including Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon, You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown, and Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit. Each of these books deals with a "crisis" in the life of young Amber Brown, such as her progressing to fourth grade. Danziger's writing is often inspired by conversations with her niece, Carrie, who is the model for Amber Brown. Other books by Danziger include The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, Remember Me to Harold Square, and Thames Doesn't Rhyme with James.

Danziger has become popular in Britain where she was nominated for the British Book Award for Children. She has also received several awards in America: the Parent's Choice Award, an International Reading Association-Children's Book Council Award, and an IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award. Danziger takes time out from writing to host a literary segment on a BBC children's show, called Live and Kicking.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4While a sequel is often weaker than the original, this book is stronger than its predecessors. After her parents' divorce and a variety of other changes, Amber Brown wishes something, if only her growing body, could stay the same. But nothing does. She has a new best friend, Brandi, with whom she becomes stranded on a school bus because their school has been invaded by a skunk family. Max, her mother's fiancé, rescues them and takes them for a fun day at the mall. While Amber is still reluctant to see him as a future stepfather, she does reflect on how he is there when she needs him, unlike her father, who has been living in France. Things change again when he decides to return to New Jersey and seek joint custody of his daughter. Her parents begin fighting long distance, upsetting Amber until she "sees red." Ross's black-and-white cartoons help convey the character's feelings. Real emotion is mixed with comic relief, creating colorful characters in a lively story that will attract new fans and old ones alike.Jackie Hechtkopf, Talent House School, Fairfax, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Danziger's irrepressible heroine feels torn between her future stepdad (who is there when she needs him) and her absentee father (who now wants custody). Two bookmarks of Amber in distress come with each copy. Ages 7-10. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved