![]() ![]() The clever ending is thought provoking and can prompt discussion if desired, or just be enjoyed as read. ![]() I enjoyed both illustration styles portraying these ‘opposite’ girls. The author shows how it really is in middle school, with all the challenges of fitting in, wanting to be liked, secret crushes, and mortification when suddenly everybody knows who you are – for the wrong reasons. The author / illustrator has portrayed Emmie’s world in plain colours, and Katie’s in full, bright colour and bold backgrounds where Katie is always surrounded by others who like her. One is in quiet, shy, Invisible Emmie’s point of view, and another in popular Katie’s point of view. This graphic novel is written in two viewpoints. Maybe staying invisible isn’t the only way to survive middle school. When more upset is added to the mix, it begins to boil under her skin and it bursts with surprising results. It tells the story of Emmie who feels invisible in. All the crushes, humiliation, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day. A book that is written for middle school or tween girls that talks about the social aspects of growing up. The only person who can help Emmie though, is Emmie. This is the story of two totally different girls-quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie-and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. Katie is also kind, and she tries to help Emmie with her predicament. Popular, funny, pretty, wealthy, confident and smart. She is the opposite of Emmie, and all Emmie wishes she could be. It seems the whole world is in on it and Emmie can’t hide her shame and horror.Īlongside Emmie’s story is another about a girl called Katie. Instead of being invisible in class, Emmie is suddenly front and centre when her note is discovered by another. They have no intention of showing these letters to another soul, but that’s when things go terribly wrong. One day they decide to write notes to the boys they like in school. She meets Brianna every day at lunch and breaks. She’s fine when she’s with her bestie (Brianna), but hardly speaks a word in class or around others.Įmmie is a talented artist, spending hours drawing every day, in between classes or even in class when the teacher doesn’t notice. “Libenson’s clever tale will entertain readers in the throes of middle school as well as younger students both wary of and intrigued by their near future.Emmie doesn’t enjoy school. A highly relatable middle grade drama.” - School Library Journal “Many readers will recognize themselves in Emmie and her friends, who are at once self-conscious and eager to be seen for who they are. “With all-too-familiar middle-school drama and an empowering lesson about speaking up and bravely facing down embarrassment, this should find an easy audience among fans of Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries books.” - Booklist A well-executed twist will have readers flipping back to see what they missed while cheering the strides made by Libenson’s no-longer-invisible heroine.” - Publishers Weekly “In her first children’s book, cartoonist Libenson offers strikingly different visions of seventh grade through two very dissimilar narrators. Reading Invisible Emmie sums up middle school: You laugh, you cry, you get beaned in the head with a volleyball.” - Stephan Pastis, author of Timmy Failure “Clever, funny work by a great cartoonist. “This funny and heartfelt tale will ring true for anyone who’s ever felt invisible.” - Victoria Jamieson, Newbery Honor author-illustrator of Roller Girl Invisible Emmie is unforgettable!” - Lincoln Peirce, author of Big Nate Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017 Copyright: 2017 Series: Emmie and. A fantastic debut novel with plenty of laughs and tons of heart. “This is middle grade fiction at its best. Its a dual story, told from the perspectives of Emmie and Katie. Terri has a husband, two daughters, and one poodle (all adorable). 'Invisible Emmie,' by Terri Libenson, is one of these graphic novels. ![]() Terri is the New York Times bestselling author of the Emmie & Friends series and the cartoonist of the award-winning syndicated comic strip The Pajama Diaries (2006–2020). She also knows how wonderful it is when friendships do work out. ![]() But as a mom (and former middle school student in the dark ages), she knows these things happen. As a Type A perfectionist, Terri Libenson hates to admit that she has any ex-friends. ![]()
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