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May 5th 2005
by Puffin
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Paperback, 208 pages
isbn
0142403466
(isbn13: 9780142403464)
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Winnie knows that change isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when it means her best friend, Amanda, might be dropping her for someone else. T...more
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Read in November, 2008
recommended to (:Vanessa :) by:
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I have read pages 1-201
this is a really good book
My goal is to read about more than the half of the book.This book is really about a girl named winnie that is in sixth grade and that is scared that her friend is going to outgrown her. And she is nervous about her crush and she is telling her experiance in sixth grade with her friend Amanda.
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THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A GIRL NAMED WINNIESHE IS A NICE GIRL THAT LOVES HER FAMILY AND HER BEST FRIEND A...more
this is a really good book
My goal is to read about more than the half of the book.This book is really about a girl named winnie that is in sixth grade and that is scared that her friend is going to outgrown her. And she is nervous about her crush and she is telling her experiance in sixth grade with her friend Amanda.
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THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A GIRL NAMED WINNIESHE IS A NICE GIRL THAT LOVES HER FAMILY AND HER BEST FRIEND A...more
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Read in January, 2007
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Maybe 10 & under... =S
It was okay, I guess, but I found the main character annoying and pushy throughout the story, like at her birthday when nobody else wanted to have a play and she was trying to force them too. I read this when I was eleven, wich was actually just a few months ago, and I was suprised, thinking of myself as extremely mature for my age, since Winnie seemed so immature, we had so many differences, maybe the book should be called Nine...
Winnie reminded me alot of my first best friend from Kinderga...more
Winnie reminded me alot of my first best friend from Kinderga...more
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Eleven is about a ten-year-old girl named Winnie. She has an eleventh birthday party, and after her birthday party everything changes. Girls in her grade change, her friends change, maybe Winnie will even change a little. I think this book is one of my favorite books that I've read. Since I was almost eleven when I read this book it told me a lot about how life was going to be like, and guess what, it was right! I wouold also recommend the sequel, Twelve, which is about Winnie before ansd after...more
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this whole series is good. the author does a really good job making the story realistic to an eleven year olds life
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Read in June, 2008
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my older sisterrecommends it for: girls around the age of 11
I really liked this book so i read the sequel, Tweleve and I hope to read he one after that, Thirteen soon!
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Read in May, 2008
Eleven tells the story of Winnie, from the time she turns 11 in the March of fifth grade to the time she turns 12 in the March of sixth grade. My kids had mixed views of the book so I was curious about whether I would like it or not.
The book is incredibly easy to read, with the story moving right along, one chapter for each month. It is not at all disjointed or choppy despite obviously only covering a handful of events from the year. The author does an excellent job of pulling it all toge...more
The book is incredibly easy to read, with the story moving right along, one chapter for each month. It is not at all disjointed or choppy despite obviously only covering a handful of events from the year. The author does an excellent job of pulling it all toge...more
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Good book...srry im adding a lot of book i read in like 4th grade!
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Read in July, 2008
recommended to Cecily by:
The Author's other booksrecommends it for: Open Minds
This book was very interesting but many scenes were very fake. I think the author could have done a better job of making the info more appropriate and actual according to an eleven year old girl. (same goes for the sequel-twelve)In general, it was one of those books i wouldn't put on my favorites list but i will say that it is interesting to read. I wouldn't really suggest giving an 11 year old the book to read possibly...and don't think that this is what has happened to the schools now! :D
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Read in October, 2007
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Rachel & Julia Waldon
Totally delightful. We follow Winnie through her eleventh year, starting 6th grade, and watching her friends changing all around her. She watches her best friend gravitate to the cool new girl at school but rallies by making her own new friends and not letting anyone tell her who she should be. Her relationships with her parents and siblings are both funny and bittersweet. She reminds me of me, back in the day. I could only wish to have her strength of self at such a young age.
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Read in May, 2008
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sixth graders
This is a fun (and very accurate, I might add) look at the life of a typical girl growing up. Sixth grade brings friend changes, secrets, new crushes, and a whole lot of fun and trouble! Winnie is pretty lovable, and I plan on reading the next two books in the series for my children's lit class (and for myself and classroom too :-)
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This book was sort of sad, but also happy in a way. Winnie's best friend, Amanda, is starting to become friends with another girl, and is starting to spend more time with her than she is with Winnie. Eventually Winnie becomes friends with yet another girl and that's pretty much how it ended. A lot can happen in a year.
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This book was great! I liked how Myracle made chapters of each month that passed after her birthday. Although it was a little depressing that Amanda became Gail's friend, she found a better friend. Dinah. Finally, it reached to the end of the book when it was finally her birthday again, and stretched to the next book.
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recommends it for: eleven and twelve year old girls
recommends it for: eleven and twelve year old girls
I thought that Lauren Myracle did a great job portraying your average eleven year old's life. The idea of friends growing apart is completely true and Winnie is a really charismatic main character. I also liked how each chapter was a month of Winnies life.
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Read in January, 2008
This is tyhe first book in the series how Winifred Perry also known as Winnie is dropped be her BFF Amanda so she finds a new friend but is very confuse who to pick sorry I cant explain it but it is wicked good it is not like my explenation at all.
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Read in March, 2008
What a great book! It was written like an 11 year old was really writing it. A book about growing up, changing friends, cliques, and boys. I loved the character. Excited to read the sequel "Twelve."
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Eleven is a good book. It has good format, like chapters are months. Then it tells about this girl's life of being 11 and sometimes you can relate to some of the things that happen to her.
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Read in August, 2007
I didn't expect to like Lauren Myracle as a writer, but I did. I also liked the character of Winnie. I thought the way she related to her friends and her family was very realistic.
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