Amelia's notebooks

The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one.

Hoping to impress the new girl in her class while they work together on an archeological dig project, Ameila tries to improve by giving herself a makeover and almost loses a friend in the process.

Follows Amelia through an entire year as she records and illustrates her adventures in her notebook. Scrapbook pages introduce the seasons.

Now in sixth grade, Amelia records in her diary all of the problems that arise when a new girl at school seems to be passing nasty notes to Amelia and trying to steal her best friend.

To spread gossip, you need to know stuff and, you need to know how to tell it in an exciting way--but you have to be careful, since gossip is never nice, is the summary of the story.

Amelia records her thoughts and feelings about running for school secretary.

Despite the discomforts of biting bugs, hard mattresses, and exhausting hikes, Amelia enjoys sleepaway camp with her best friend Carly until they both develop crushes on the same boy.

When Amelia's old best friend, Nadia, from California comes for a visit, Amelia doesn't realize that Nadia and her new best friend, Carly, may not get along.

"Amelia is excited to graduate from middle school, but nervous about starting high school, especially when she finds out she won't have her best friend Carly with her. In her homemade graduation yearbook, drawings and 'photos' nostalgically recap her earlier years and notebooks as Amelia figures out how to face the changes ahead"--