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Emmie & Friends #3
Just Jaime
Another spot-on story of middle school drama and friendship from Terri Libenson, national bestselling author of graphic novel favoritesÌý Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy . Friends. Frenemies. Middle school... The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are. Jaime knows something is off with her friend group. They’ve started to exclude her and make fun of the way she dresses and the things she likes. At least she can count on her BFF, Maya, to have her back . . . right? Maya feels more and more annoyed with Jaime, who seems babyish compared to the other girls in their popular group. It’s like she has nothing in common with Jai anymore. Are their days as BFFs numbered . . . ? Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jennifer L. Holm. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's ÌýBecoming Brianna !
256 pages, Paperback
First published May 7, 2019
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Terri Libenson
21Ìýbooks674ÌýfollowersTerri Libenson (pronounced LEE-ben-son) is a New York Times bestselling children’s book author and award-winning cartoonist of the syndicated daily comic strip, The Pajama Diaries, which ran from 2006-2020. She was also an award-winning humorous card writer for American Greetings.
Terri graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a BFA in illustration and a minor in art history. Her daily syndicated comic strip, The Pajama Diaries, launched with King Features in 2006 and ran in hundreds of newspapers internationally until its retirement in January, 2020. Pajama Diaries has been nominated four times for the Reuben Award for “Best Newspaper Comic Strip� by the National Cartoonists Society and won in 2016. You can read the Pajama Diaries archives daily on ComicsKingdom.com.
Terri has three Pajama Diaries book collections: Deja To-Do, Having It All–And No Time To Do It, and Bat-Zilla. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the middle grade series, Emmie & Friends (Balzer + Bray).
Born and raised in Kingston, PA, Terri lives with her husband and two daughters in Cleveland, OH.
Terri graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a BFA in illustration and a minor in art history. Her daily syndicated comic strip, The Pajama Diaries, launched with King Features in 2006 and ran in hundreds of newspapers internationally until its retirement in January, 2020. Pajama Diaries has been nominated four times for the Reuben Award for “Best Newspaper Comic Strip� by the National Cartoonists Society and won in 2016. You can read the Pajama Diaries archives daily on ComicsKingdom.com.
Terri has three Pajama Diaries book collections: Deja To-Do, Having It All–And No Time To Do It, and Bat-Zilla. She is also the New York Times bestselling author of the middle grade series, Emmie & Friends (Balzer + Bray).
Born and raised in Kingston, PA, Terri lives with her husband and two daughters in Cleveland, OH.
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December 6, 2019
A great story for anyone going through a shift in a friendship or social status. This is so great for middle grade reading. I'm going to recommend this to my niece. I think she will like it.
I haven't heard of Terri Libenson, but Terri is an author to watch, in my opinion. There are 2 more stories in this series and this was so good that I want to read the others.
I feel like this story was about finding strength of character and strength of yourself. It was a well done story. It took me a few pages to figure this out. The story is told from 2 character's perspectives. Maya looks like a normal comic strip might. Jaime's pages look more like a dairy with a few pictures thrown in so it's easy to keep the perspective straight once you figure that out.
We start our with Jaime and her click of friends. There is Grace - the follower, Maya - the BFF, and Celia - the ultra cool girl that is the most popular in school, she rules the click. Maya and Jaime are having a rough time. The other girls are changing and doing older stuff that Jaime doesn't care about. She still wants to have fun and be silly. Maya and the other girls feel like Jaime is holding them back and she doesn't wear the right clothes or talk about the right stuff or act the right way. Eventually, Jaime gets a text from Maya cutting telling her she is out of the group.
Jaime is hurt and trying to work through this. She doesn't shrink or give in. She holds her head high and keeps going. There is another group of interesting kids. Jaime learns about herself in this process and about what is important in life. She also learns to be more conscious of what you say to people and how you talk about them as it can really hurt feelings.
People grow and change and it's difficult to realize you are out of sync with friends. I had a friend that I thought we were close in high school and all the sudden he wouldn't talk to me and I could tell he didn't even like to be around me. To this day, I don't know what it was about or what happened. He never said a word. I just had to keep my distance. It was painful and I still would like to know what happened. At the same time, I did that to someone else earlier in my life, not meaning too really. I had karma coming to me. I regret that choice in 7th grade. It's a time of survival. The honest truth is I hardly spoke to a soul in middle school I was so terrified of people. Those were lonely days. High school was amazing for me compared to that.
This story touched on all those things for me. It does a great job of showing a healthy way of dealing with these things and to examine what we're doing. I wish I could have read it in 5th grade to have a little understanding of what was going on.
I do think this is a powerful story. It's full of melodrama, but it's also that time of life. It's very well done and I plan on reading more of this author.
I haven't heard of Terri Libenson, but Terri is an author to watch, in my opinion. There are 2 more stories in this series and this was so good that I want to read the others.
I feel like this story was about finding strength of character and strength of yourself. It was a well done story. It took me a few pages to figure this out. The story is told from 2 character's perspectives. Maya looks like a normal comic strip might. Jaime's pages look more like a dairy with a few pictures thrown in so it's easy to keep the perspective straight once you figure that out.
We start our with Jaime and her click of friends. There is Grace - the follower, Maya - the BFF, and Celia - the ultra cool girl that is the most popular in school, she rules the click. Maya and Jaime are having a rough time. The other girls are changing and doing older stuff that Jaime doesn't care about. She still wants to have fun and be silly. Maya and the other girls feel like Jaime is holding them back and she doesn't wear the right clothes or talk about the right stuff or act the right way. Eventually, Jaime gets a text from Maya cutting telling her she is out of the group.
Jaime is hurt and trying to work through this. She doesn't shrink or give in. She holds her head high and keeps going. There is another group of interesting kids. Jaime learns about herself in this process and about what is important in life. She also learns to be more conscious of what you say to people and how you talk about them as it can really hurt feelings.
People grow and change and it's difficult to realize you are out of sync with friends. I had a friend that I thought we were close in high school and all the sudden he wouldn't talk to me and I could tell he didn't even like to be around me. To this day, I don't know what it was about or what happened. He never said a word. I just had to keep my distance. It was painful and I still would like to know what happened. At the same time, I did that to someone else earlier in my life, not meaning too really. I had karma coming to me. I regret that choice in 7th grade. It's a time of survival. The honest truth is I hardly spoke to a soul in middle school I was so terrified of people. Those were lonely days. High school was amazing for me compared to that.
This story touched on all those things for me. It does a great job of showing a healthy way of dealing with these things and to examine what we're doing. I wish I could have read it in 5th grade to have a little understanding of what was going on.
I do think this is a powerful story. It's full of melodrama, but it's also that time of life. It's very well done and I plan on reading more of this author.
December 10, 2023
Rereading after three years..
Listening to a book-i listened to this book as an audio version first-is way different than reading it. I wonder at how my opinion about that story has completely changed after "actually" reading the text.
I admire how maturely Terri Libenson portrayed some negative personality traits that are common among kids, like bad sense of humor or gossiping. I loved how the main characters learned their lessons without breaching or unrealistic happy endings, although the ending was happy and cute.
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2019 audio version review:
I'm pretty sure that kids will love this story, and they will relate to what happens in their everyday school life.
But for me as an adult, i KNEW that people unfortunately don't get to their senses that quick. Especially if they were teenagers.
Listening to a book-i listened to this book as an audio version first-is way different than reading it. I wonder at how my opinion about that story has completely changed after "actually" reading the text.
I admire how maturely Terri Libenson portrayed some negative personality traits that are common among kids, like bad sense of humor or gossiping. I loved how the main characters learned their lessons without breaching or unrealistic happy endings, although the ending was happy and cute.
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2019 audio version review:
I'm pretty sure that kids will love this story, and they will relate to what happens in their everyday school life.
But for me as an adult, i KNEW that people unfortunately don't get to their senses that quick. Especially if they were teenagers.
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January 29, 2025Just Jaime is a wonderful middle-grade graphic novel about friendship and growing up.
Told in alternating points of view between Jaime and Maya, the story takes place on their last day of 7th grade. Jaime has been feeling that something is “off� with her friend group as they have been acting different towards her. When she confronts Maya, their friendship ends over a text message. Drama ensues!
This graphic novel has wonderful illustrations and tackles the topic of bullying very well. Like Terri Libenson’s other graphic novels, Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy, the story ends with a small twist. This is a wonderful book for all ages and especially for fans of Raina Telgemeier. -Jenny L.
Told in alternating points of view between Jaime and Maya, the story takes place on their last day of 7th grade. Jaime has been feeling that something is “off� with her friend group as they have been acting different towards her. When she confronts Maya, their friendship ends over a text message. Drama ensues!
This graphic novel has wonderful illustrations and tackles the topic of bullying very well. Like Terri Libenson’s other graphic novels, Invisible Emmie and Positively Izzy, the story ends with a small twist. This is a wonderful book for all ages and especially for fans of Raina Telgemeier. -Jenny L.
January 4, 2020
This was a really good story about shaming and treating others disrespectfully. Kind of painful reading, as it depicts Jaime’s emotions as she’s dumped by her best friend Maya after a month of increasingly cold treatment. The girls had known each other for many years, but once a popular girl became their friend and head of their group, Jaime began to be treated by the others as deficient, but in a subtle and supposedly joking way.
Terri Libenson shows Jaime’s confusion, anger and sadness well, and, interestingly, gives us insight into Maya’s thoughts also.
Additionally, I liked hearing from the girls from the previous two stories (Emmie and Brianna and their friend Sarah) and how they felt about the popular group’s behaviour, and Jaime’s actions while part of it.
Terri Libenson shows Jaime’s confusion, anger and sadness well, and, interestingly, gives us insight into Maya’s thoughts also.
Additionally, I liked hearing from the girls from the previous two stories (Emmie and Brianna and their friend Sarah) and how they felt about the popular group’s behaviour, and Jaime’s actions while part of it.
July 8, 2020
Near the end of the book, Jaime mentions that an older cousin compares middle school to a huge bowl of drama soup. This third installment in the Emmie and Friends series serves up a big serving of that soup. In alternating chapters (and formats) we watch the friendship between Jaime and her BFF since Kindergarten fray and finally fall apart. And the worst of it occurs on the last day of 7th grade. Thanks to some compassionate adults and kids in her class (including Emmie and Brianna), Jaime finds a way through. She also realizes that her past is not without mistakes that need to be apologized for. A great reminder that we all make mistakes and should be more kind to each other. The format really works for me as I find nonstop graphic panels to be a bit intimidating to my linear brain. The distinct format differences also make for clear boundaries between the two girls' POVs. I am excited about reading Brianna's own story next.
May 8, 2019
Oh the memories this brought back.
And an aside--last week while I was working at my friend's book fair, one of the 5th grade girls kept coming in and looking at the books, especially the graphic novels. We got to talking and she had loved Invisible Emmy and Positively Emmie. I told her about Just Jaime, that it was coming out next week, and that I had ordered it. She wanted to know when the library would have it. Knowing that it was the end of school and that it would be next year before it arrived, I told her I would bring her my copy after I read it if she would share it with her friends. Anyway, Friday I will deliver it to what I know will be a very happy reader. And nothing makes me happier than sharing books and authors I love with readers. I can't wait.
And an aside--last week while I was working at my friend's book fair, one of the 5th grade girls kept coming in and looking at the books, especially the graphic novels. We got to talking and she had loved Invisible Emmy and Positively Emmie. I told her about Just Jaime, that it was coming out next week, and that I had ordered it. She wanted to know when the library would have it. Knowing that it was the end of school and that it would be next year before it arrived, I told her I would bring her my copy after I read it if she would share it with her friends. Anyway, Friday I will deliver it to what I know will be a very happy reader. And nothing makes me happier than sharing books and authors I love with readers. I can't wait.
February 12, 2020
Good stuff
August 20, 2019
I really loved this one. This middle-grade graphic novel takes on your usual middle school (or primary school for me) cliques and peer pressure. It’s funny and relatable with many complex layers to the story. I love that Jaime, who gets kicked out of her friend group because she’s apparently not cool enough, is not perfect but shown to have been a mean gossip, too. Great book for kids (and adults, really) to learn about forgiveness and branching out of your exclusive friend groups.
May 24, 2023
This book portrays middle school so well omg.
4.5*
4.5*
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October 17, 2020
Cute and not bad. Huge Mean Girls flashbacks.
Full RTC...if I ever get around to my huge backlog '_'
Full RTC...if I ever get around to my huge backlog '_'
September 24, 2019
The third book in the Emmie & Friends series, this time Jaime and Maya and their falling apart friendship.
This one is about the friendship between Maya and Jaime. Or well, the destruction of friendship. I was definitely looking forward to this book on friendship and the dash of drama, but it turned out I wasn't too happy with this book. Personal events played a big role in that. It made me more pissed at Maya, and I felt tons of sympathy for Jaime. Poor Jaime.
Jaime, Maya, Grace, and Celia are a group of friends, but Jaime is noticing that they are acting funny around her. Making remarks about things she does or wears, looking at her oddly when Jaime does something Jaime-esque (aka be herself), and other things. And then there is Maya, Jaime's best friend but she desperately seeks the popularity and that is something she only gets with Celia. We see how two besties are drifting apart and eventually breaking the friendship.
Wow, sorry Maya, but you are just a bitch. Oh boohooo I want to be fwiends with Jaime, but I also want to be fwiends with Celia and she is much much cooler and fabulous and fantastic, oh dear she is acting like a bitch, and oh no I feel so guilty, because Jaime doesn't deserve this, but oh yes she does because she didn't get the hint. *groans and rolls her eyes* Also Maya: "I've never been a real deep thinker." No, we noticed, dang girl, do you have anything up there?
Celia was your classic bitchy popular girl. Thinking she is so so important and fabulous, while you could clearly see she was just insecure (during that ball event).
Sorry, this book just pissed me off at times. Probably because it hit quite close home. I am like Jaime, I am just myself, didn't care about kissing, make-up and such until I was far in my teens. I just put on what I liked and what looked good in my eyes. I acted a bit crazy and silly. Yet, friends of mine dumped be because of that. Because I was, in their words, childish. I needed to grow up.
I just wanted to throw Celia and Maya and Grace into a river and have them drift off far far away. Dear Lord, what a couple of airheads.
Plus, I found it a bit silly how quick things were solved. It felt really rushed in my eyes, very unrealistic. I am glad with the epilogue that it turned out that Maya had to work a lot to patch things up, but still, one moment they were in limbo, then friendship broken, and then excuses.
And really? I kind of skipped over stuff as some stuff came back in either of the POVs, we just got a different perspective on it. Meh.
I did like that, just like the other books, one part is in comic style and the other is written with illustrations here and there.
So yeah, Jaime I loved (and also loved her family), Maya was a bitch (though I loved her family), Celia should just get some good comeuppance. I did like seeing the characters from other stories pop up and connect with Jaime as she was looking for new friends. There is some forgiveness as Jaime wasn't always the nicest (gossiping). I loved seeing her connect with that one boy (and the ending had me squeeing). There was a reunion at the end which had me surprised and delighted.
So yes, there were good parts, but sorry Maya and Celia just ruined it for me. I hope the next book, yes I will keep reading, is better.
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This one is about the friendship between Maya and Jaime. Or well, the destruction of friendship. I was definitely looking forward to this book on friendship and the dash of drama, but it turned out I wasn't too happy with this book. Personal events played a big role in that. It made me more pissed at Maya, and I felt tons of sympathy for Jaime. Poor Jaime.
Jaime, Maya, Grace, and Celia are a group of friends, but Jaime is noticing that they are acting funny around her. Making remarks about things she does or wears, looking at her oddly when Jaime does something Jaime-esque (aka be herself), and other things. And then there is Maya, Jaime's best friend but she desperately seeks the popularity and that is something she only gets with Celia. We see how two besties are drifting apart and eventually breaking the friendship.
Wow, sorry Maya, but you are just a bitch. Oh boohooo I want to be fwiends with Jaime, but I also want to be fwiends with Celia and she is much much cooler and fabulous and fantastic, oh dear she is acting like a bitch, and oh no I feel so guilty, because Jaime doesn't deserve this, but oh yes she does because she didn't get the hint. *groans and rolls her eyes* Also Maya: "I've never been a real deep thinker." No, we noticed, dang girl, do you have anything up there?
Celia was your classic bitchy popular girl. Thinking she is so so important and fabulous, while you could clearly see she was just insecure (during that ball event).
Sorry, this book just pissed me off at times. Probably because it hit quite close home. I am like Jaime, I am just myself, didn't care about kissing, make-up and such until I was far in my teens. I just put on what I liked and what looked good in my eyes. I acted a bit crazy and silly. Yet, friends of mine dumped be because of that. Because I was, in their words, childish. I needed to grow up.
I just wanted to throw Celia and Maya and Grace into a river and have them drift off far far away. Dear Lord, what a couple of airheads.
Plus, I found it a bit silly how quick things were solved. It felt really rushed in my eyes, very unrealistic. I am glad with the epilogue that it turned out that Maya had to work a lot to patch things up, but still, one moment they were in limbo, then friendship broken, and then excuses.
And really? I kind of skipped over stuff as some stuff came back in either of the POVs, we just got a different perspective on it. Meh.
I did like that, just like the other books, one part is in comic style and the other is written with illustrations here and there.
So yeah, Jaime I loved (and also loved her family), Maya was a bitch (though I loved her family), Celia should just get some good comeuppance. I did like seeing the characters from other stories pop up and connect with Jaime as she was looking for new friends. There is some forgiveness as Jaime wasn't always the nicest (gossiping). I loved seeing her connect with that one boy (and the ending had me squeeing). There was a reunion at the end which had me surprised and delighted.
So yes, there were good parts, but sorry Maya and Celia just ruined it for me. I hope the next book, yes I will keep reading, is better.
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February 28, 2022
Being on the outs or being dumped by your friend group is a relatively universal middle school experience, at least for girls, and this captures it pretty well. While I am of course happy that everything is neatly solved, that was the part that felt most far-fetched.
May 13, 2019
Most of this book takes place on the last day of 7th grade. Jaime and Maya have been best friends since kindergarten, but lately Jaime is feeling left out of her group of friends: Maya, Grace and Celia. Little digs at her appearance or things she likes etc.. are becoming more common. Jaime knows something is wrong, but can't figure out what it is until she gets the text from Maya saying that they had a meeting and decided that she was "out of their group." Maya is so desperate for Celia's approval that she agrees to "break-up" with Jaime because Celia thinks she is too babyish for them.
This book accurately depicts the ups and downs of middle school friendships: the jealousy and cliques that form, how someone can be your best friend and then one day they are not and how some girls can be swayed by the "popular" girls and do what they say even at the expense of others. Jaime's reactions to the text from Maya and other events throughout the day seem so real and I really sympathized with her. I was happy that she was able to find other kids to hang out with, so that she was not alone. And I loved that she was also mature enough to realize that her gossiping with Maya was actually "mean girl" behavior and apologize for it.
My daughter, who is in 7th grade read the book in one afternoon and loved it. She thought it accurately represented the drama that can take place in middle school. I thought this book was just as good as the other two books in the series, however I thought the surprise twist at the end in the other two books was better than the one in this book. Overall though, this was an excellent book and one that I highly recommend.
This book accurately depicts the ups and downs of middle school friendships: the jealousy and cliques that form, how someone can be your best friend and then one day they are not and how some girls can be swayed by the "popular" girls and do what they say even at the expense of others. Jaime's reactions to the text from Maya and other events throughout the day seem so real and I really sympathized with her. I was happy that she was able to find other kids to hang out with, so that she was not alone. And I loved that she was also mature enough to realize that her gossiping with Maya was actually "mean girl" behavior and apologize for it.
My daughter, who is in 7th grade read the book in one afternoon and loved it. She thought it accurately represented the drama that can take place in middle school. I thought this book was just as good as the other two books in the series, however I thought the surprise twist at the end in the other two books was better than the one in this book. Overall though, this was an excellent book and one that I highly recommend.
September 14, 2020
Gosh, I adore Terri's graphic novels! <3 Her art style has, truly, become one of my favourites out of any that I've ever seen/read. (I just love how cartoon-y and colourful it is!) Her main characters are some of the most relatable to me as well, even with me being well over a decade older than all of them. ;P And I really just enjoy the way she tells her stories too.
In saying all of that, even though I thoroughly enjoyed Jamie as a character - and this graphic novel overall - this is my least favourite one out of the three that Terri's published thus far. I could greatly relate to the situation Jamie found herself in (with her, supposed, "friends"), but I didn't click as much with her as an individual, like I did with Emmie and Brianna (both of who I loved seeing in this book, btw. ;3) The pacing suffered a bit as well, I think, as the story dragged towards the middle. The "twist" at the end wasn't nearly as interesting to me either, though I did still appreciate it and the message it "drove home", so to speak.
I do really love how Terri continues to keep expanding her fictional - but very realistic - world, adding more and more characters as she goes along, while still including her previous, established ones in the story somehow. It was weirdly fun for me, spotting characters from the other graphic novels in the background of some of the pages/illustrations in this one.
But yes, this was a fairly serious story about a very typical situation amongst tween girls, with some super cute and often amusing illustrations to accompany it. What's not to love? ;)
In saying all of that, even though I thoroughly enjoyed Jamie as a character - and this graphic novel overall - this is my least favourite one out of the three that Terri's published thus far. I could greatly relate to the situation Jamie found herself in (with her, supposed, "friends"), but I didn't click as much with her as an individual, like I did with Emmie and Brianna (both of who I loved seeing in this book, btw. ;3) The pacing suffered a bit as well, I think, as the story dragged towards the middle. The "twist" at the end wasn't nearly as interesting to me either, though I did still appreciate it and the message it "drove home", so to speak.
I do really love how Terri continues to keep expanding her fictional - but very realistic - world, adding more and more characters as she goes along, while still including her previous, established ones in the story somehow. It was weirdly fun for me, spotting characters from the other graphic novels in the background of some of the pages/illustrations in this one.
But yes, this was a fairly serious story about a very typical situation amongst tween girls, with some super cute and often amusing illustrations to accompany it. What's not to love? ;)
August 19, 2019
Terri Libenson has a really firm grasp on what it’s like to be a middle schooler. Just Jaime deals with losing friends and forgiveness. The story was so recognizable it had me thinking of my own middle school drama and remembering how much it hurt then, but seems so silly now. I really enjoyed this one, just as much as her other two, if not more!
September 28, 2019
This is a great graphic novel for middle grade girls. It covers the social awkwardness of this stage well and deftly handles aspects of being cool, growing up and social pressures in a quiet but readable way.
February 3, 2024
3.5 stars. I don't know why this took me FOREVER to read but it did. This book is about Jaime and Maya. They're best friends until Maya gets the opportunity to be apart of a "cool" group that Jaimes not invited in to. The friendship breaks up and comes back together in a pretty realistic way. There's not really a big twist in the end like the first 2, but we do find out her mom had a similar experience with one of Jaime's current teachers.
January 27, 2021
I love Terri Libenson and her books. They always tell such relevant and important stories about friendship and growing up.
November 14, 2024
Solid 4/5
This was such a page-turner and a real middle school book. I loved seeing the dynamics and relationships between Jaime and Maya - which made the ending so bittersweet and such a relief. Cecelia is pretty much a school bully and I did want to punch her in the face at some point (haha) but I'm thankful that in the end it was all good. There is so much drama involved with this book, which makes this book a guilty-pleasure. It was fun to read while you're at it, and some parts stay in your mind for a long time and lives on like your own memory.
This was such a page-turner and a real middle school book. I loved seeing the dynamics and relationships between Jaime and Maya - which made the ending so bittersweet and such a relief. Cecelia is pretty much a school bully and I did want to punch her in the face at some point (haha) but I'm thankful that in the end it was all good. There is so much drama involved with this book, which makes this book a guilty-pleasure. It was fun to read while you're at it, and some parts stay in your mind for a long time and lives on like your own memory.
August 3, 2019
I'm not a girl, but this nailed middle school life
Puberty
Noticing others
the formation of cliqs
I do not envy my daughter who will be in sixth grade this year, as this hell is what awaits
Puberty
Noticing others
the formation of cliqs
I do not envy my daughter who will be in sixth grade this year, as this hell is what awaits
May 29, 2019
I liked the twists at the end of the first two books more, but I liked the subject of this one the best since it is such a common problem.
August 15, 2019
Accurate portrayal of middle school drama in an easy to read graphic novel format.
January 5, 2025
series that remind me of being young again>>>
5�
5�
January 20, 2022
“You always think bad things are going to happen to somebody else, not you.�
- first line
The third book in the emmie & friends series follows Jaime and explores how she deals with a friendship that seems to be ending. Her best friend (since kindergarten or forever) Maya is hanging out with Celia and Grace and the three of them seem to be excluding Jaime from their circle. When Maya (at Celia’s prodding) dumps Jaime via text, Jaime must decide whether she falls apart or moves on.
Another great (and realistic) look at middle school life from Terri Libenson. Jaime’s struggles to cope and Maya’s desire to be part of the “cool group� are realistic and relatable.
- first line
The third book in the emmie & friends series follows Jaime and explores how she deals with a friendship that seems to be ending. Her best friend (since kindergarten or forever) Maya is hanging out with Celia and Grace and the three of them seem to be excluding Jaime from their circle. When Maya (at Celia’s prodding) dumps Jaime via text, Jaime must decide whether she falls apart or moves on.
Another great (and realistic) look at middle school life from Terri Libenson. Jaime’s struggles to cope and Maya’s desire to be part of the “cool group� are realistic and relatable.
October 30, 2020
This series is so good for middle school age girls. Each book goes through situations that most girls go through.
February 2, 2022
This one is more complicated and serious than the other twos.
The tension between Jaime and Maya, also Celia’s arrogance. My most favorite of this series!
The tension between Jaime and Maya, also Celia’s arrogance. My most favorite of this series!
June 28, 2022
This book was amazing!!!! I loved it so much and it was so interesting and I couldn’t stop reading!!!
December 27, 2022
Good middle grade graphic novel
I liked the message and the humor thrown in. I would have loved this book when I was in middle school
I liked the message and the humor thrown in. I would have loved this book when I was in middle school
October 17, 2023
AMAZING BOOK!!!!
August 2, 2019
I really enjoyed this book. It encapsulates middle-school drama and how that gets in the way of long-time friendships, one being Jaime and Maya's. The book is in the perspectives of both characters, and I liked how Maya's POV was more reminiscent of a comic book whereas Jaime's was its own thing.
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