Emma-Jean spent much of her time observing people, trying to understand them better. But even so, Emma-Jean was quite sure that Colleen was not fine. She saw no blood or bruising or swelling. Emma-Jean Approached Colleen, ready to administer basic first aid if necessary.Ĭolleen shook her head and said in a loud voice, 'Oh no! I'm really fine.' She straighted her body and smiled.Įmma-Jean peered into Colleen's freckled face. It was possible that Colleen had been struck in the head by a carelessly slung backpack, or accidentally elbowed in the eye by a rambunctious seventh-grade boy. The halls of William Gladstone were crowded and hectic. He had excused her from the project.Ĭolleen Pomerantz was not one of the criers, which is shy it was such a surprise when, on a cold February afternoon, Emma-Jean walked into the girls' room and found Colleen leaning over the sink with tears pouring down her face.Įmma-Jean's first thought was that Colleen had been injured. Petrowski, detailing her objections point by point. But crying is not a logical way to express one's opposition to the seventh-grade science curriculum.

Of course Emma-Jean had no intention of participating in such a barbaric and unhygienic activity. Petrowski announced it was time to dissect a sheep's eyeball. They cried if their clay mug exploded in the kiln and when they couldn't finish the mile in gym. They cried if they got a 67 of an algebra test or if they dropped their retainer into the trash in the cafeteria. This is an adorable, sweet book that was just fun and enjoyable all around.Emma-Jean Lazarus knew very well that a few of the seventh-grade girls at William Gladstone middle School were criers. Can she solve this mystery while battling one of her own? Why is Will, her classmate, hard to get off her mind? Could she have a little crush herself? The 'going together' way of passing notes and sitting together at lunch.) When Colleen receives a note from a secret admirer, it is up to Emma-Jean to discover just which boy it is that likes her best friend. (Not in a bad way, but in a totally age-appropriate way. (She's very good at encouraging and supporting her new friends.) But is she ready for love? In this new book, Emma Jean and her new friends get a little boy-crazy. But none of this particularly troubled Emma-Jean.Įmma-Jean is back in her second adventure. Petrowski discussed a certain part of the digestive system in science. They chased balls on the blacktop and laughed in a howling manner when Mr. They threw fruit in the cafeteria and stampeded through the hallways.

170 pages.Įmma-Jean Lazarus knew very well that the seventh-grade boys at William Gladstone Middle School behaved like animals at times.

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