false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174980988m/464956.jpg 464956 3 Emma-Jean Lazarus is a lovable oddball who thinks she can use logic to solve the messy everyday problems of her seventh-grade peers. It's easy - she just follows the example of her late father, a brilliant mathematician. Of course, the more Emma-Jean gets involved, the messier her own life gets. Suddenly she's no longer the person standing on the outside of all social interactions. But perhaps that's a good thing?<p> If you took <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time</i> and <i>Ida B . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World</i> and put them in a middle-grade blender, you would have the book <i>Emma- Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree.</i> Quirky, honest, and written by first-time author Lauren Tarshis, this is a tender story about what happens when a girl who has long stood in the social shadows gets a taste of what it's like to connect with kids her own age. 453360 2007 Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree total:529|5:119|4:257|3:120|2:28|1:5| 529 2044 720 202 5 3 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 11:34:17 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 07:24:12 -0700 2007 Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree is a strange book ( strange adj : extraordinary, remarkable, singular)

5. Emma-Jean dressed like Albert Einstein for Halloween.
4. Colleen's pastel pink bedroom makes her feel like she's trapped in an old dog's ear.
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The voices of the two main characters ring true. Although their later-life labels may be obsessive compulsive and worrywart, their 7th grade selves are simply...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:11:34 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 14:11:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 09:29:48 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 14:42:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Oct 06 18:31:12 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 18:31:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 11 19:14:07 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 19:25:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 17:11:43 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 09:36:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 13:43:23 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 13:48:32 -0800 2009 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time but when I got over my irrational irritation, I really enjoyed it. Emma-Jean thinks of herself as solely rational, an anthropologist examining the denizens of he...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 20:03:02 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 16:58:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false true Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 09:56:16 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 13:08:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 10:07:18 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 10:15:43 -0700 2007
The characters are 7th grader...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 19:36:33 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 07:02:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 11:51:09 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 11:52:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 08:38:41 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:29:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:22:49 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 20:23:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 09:09:17 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 07:16:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 11:57:47 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 12:02:34 -0800 2008
I loved the main character, Emma-Jean, but I started to dislike her towards the end. She started to seem like there was something wrong with her. I'm sure the author meant well,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 11:18:49 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 15:05:24 -0700 2009
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