Getting fed up when her room falls into shambles, her homework is late, and her mother begins to date someone, a frustrated Amber Brown wishes that someone would give her a little credit. Reprint. AB. PW.
Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit ANNOTATION Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering.
FROM THE PUBLISHER This new Amber Brown story finds the funny, fiesty girl dealing with unexpected changes in her own life and the lives of her parents. Her mom is dating a man named Max whom Amber calls "the gorilla." Yet just as she is deciding that maybe Max isn't a Gorilla face after all, Amber discovers her dad is dating someone new in Paris. Can Amber cope? FROM THE CRITICS Children's Literature - Judith Gravitz Spunky fourth grader Amber Brown is back and has her hands full. Her teacher wants her homework done and on time. Her Mom wants her to meet her new boyfriend, Max. Amber is not interested in meeting Max, and it is hard to concentrate on your homework when your Mom is dating. Danziger's characteristic wit and uncanny sense of the emotions of a fourth grader make this newest installment in the "Amber Brown" series a delight. Zestful illustrations make the buoyant Amber Brown virtually leap off the pages.
School Library Journal Gr 3-5Fourth grade is off to a shaky start for Amber Brown, so she asks her teacher for extra-credit work. The girl learns that since she has not handed in her original assignments, she doesn't qualify. She realizes she needs to work hard on her upcoming projects so her mother won't find out about her poor performance. Paralleling this school situation is the fact that Amber is coping with her parents' divorce. She engages in all sorts of antics to emphasize her displeasure with her mother's new companion, and learns that her father (living in France) has also met someone. By the end of the story, Amber realizes that life holds change, as well as the potential for happiness. With her feisty, resilient personality, she is ready for it. Line drawings decorate the narrative. Readers will laugh out loud at the child's energetic capers and feel the sense of loss she expresses. Whatever the emotion, Danziger warrants "extra credit" for her latest addition to Amber Brown's escapades.Cheryl Cufari, N. A. Walbran Elementary School, Oriskany, NY
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