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The Private Thoughts of Amelia E. Rye

by Bonnie Shimko
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"All a person needs in life is one true friend."
So says Grandpa Thomas, the only member of Amelia's family who cares about her one bit. That true friend finally arrives when Fancy Nelson, the first Negro kid Amelia has ever seen in person, walks into her fourth grade classroom. As Fancy's special sort of magic rubs off on Amelia, she slowly comes to understand her trainwreck family and her place in it—and Fancy discovers a surprising secret about her own past.

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Kindle Book

  • Release date: April 13, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781429933759
  • Release date: April 13, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781429933759
  • File size: 1045 KB
  • Release date: April 13, 2010
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.8
Lexile® Measure:790
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:3-4

"All a person needs in life is one true friend."
So says Grandpa Thomas, the only member of Amelia's family who cares about her one bit. That true friend finally arrives when Fancy Nelson, the first Negro kid Amelia has ever seen in person, walks into her fourth grade classroom. As Fancy's special sort of magic rubs off on Amelia, she slowly comes to understand her trainwreck family and her place in it—and Fancy discovers a surprising secret about her own past.

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Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature