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Clementine (Clementine #1)

by Sara Pennypacker, Marla Frazee (Illustrator)

3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 · rating details · 6,613 ratings · 838 reviews

Clementine is having not so good of a week.

-On Monday she's sent to the principal’s office for cutting off Margaret’s hair.
- Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her.
- Wednesday, she's sent to the principal... again.
- Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her.
- Friday starts with yucky eggs and gets worse.
- And by Saturday, even her mother is mad at her.

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Hardcover, 144 pages

Published September 15th 2006 by Disney-Hyperion (first published September 12th 2006)

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Sep 08, 2009 Angelc rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a fantastic read for kids and fun for adults, too. Clementine is a riot, I love her thoughts on what paying attention means, or rather what she chooses to pay attention to. The illustrations are so detailed but simple at the same time. I love the contrasts in the drawings between disshevelled, artistic Clementine and her perfectionist best friend. Great read!!

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Mar 24, 2009 Lucy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everybody

Shelves: kidlit, funny, youngerreaders, books-that-deserve-six-stars, favorites

Let me introduce you to Clementine.

"I have had not so good of a week.

Well, Monday was a pretty food day, if you don't count Hamburguer Surprise at lunch and Margaret's mother coming to get her. Or the stuff that happened in the principal's office when I got sent there to explain that Margaret's hair was not my fault and besides she looks okay without it, but I couldn't, because Principal Rice was gone, trying to calm down Margaret's mother.

Someone should tell you not to answer the phone in the p...more Let me introduce you to Clementine.

"I have had not so good of a week.

Well, Monday was a pretty food day, if you don't count Hamburguer Surprise at lunch and Margaret's mother coming to get her. Or the stuff that happened in the principal's office when I got sent there to explain that Margaret's hair was not my fault and besides she looks okay without it, but I couldn't, because Principal Rice was gone, trying to calm down Margaret's mother.

Someone should tell you not to answer the phone in the principal's office, if that's a rule.

Okay, fine, Monday was not so good of a day."

Clementine is in third grade. People are always saying, "pay attention, Clementine!" without actually paying attention themselves. Like, Clementine was the only one to notice that the art teacher's scarf had a stain on it that looked just like a pelican when you squinted. Clementine is always paying attention, just not always to the same things as everyone else. Clementine is best friends with Margaret, who is in fourth grade and is nearly perfect, and she has a little brother named Brussel Sprout - or Lima Bean, or Cabbage. Because if she has to have a fruit name, then he has to have a vegetable name! Clementine tends to get into trouble more often than average, but she can't seem to help it!

Clementine is kind of like Kix cereal - kid tested, mother approved. Have you read the Junie B. Jones books? If you have, you probably know that kids love her because she talks like a kid, and adults can't stand her because it's just bad. Junie's atrocious grammar and misuse of words is almost painful to read, and she is oversilly. Clementine, on the other hand, also talks like a kid, but she is delightful. She's the Junie B. Jones for the kid who doesn't like stupidity. She's smart and clever and completely kidlike, and her rambling train of thought reminds me of talking to my little brother. She is completely adorable, and I read large parts of this book out loud to N before handing him the book and making him read the whole thing. N likes nonfiction, but only reluctantly reads fiction when I shove it at him - and he eagerly devoured Clementine whole. She is delightful, and even if you have no 7-9 year old to give her to, I highly recommend you go read Clementine for yourself.(less)

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Jun 08, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chapterbook, kids, monarch2009, hornbookhonor, covertocover-3rd-5th-bookdiscussion, funny, realistic, 2011reads, bluestem2014

"Pay attention!" Clementine is always hearing those two words, but what no one seems to understand is that she is paying attention - just not necessarily to what they want her to pay attention to. Clementine covers just one short week in the lives of Clementine and her family, but a lot happens in that week: two haircuts, two hair colorings, three visits to the principal's office, and one war against pigeons. Pennypacker has created a great character with a voice decidedly her own and does a goo...more

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Jan 02, 2009 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: work, elementary

In the spirit of Beverly Cleary’s Ramona, Sara Pennypacker has created an adventurous elementary school-aged heroine named Clementine. Clementine is a third-grader who lives in a non-descript city with her parents and younger brother (who is not named after any foods). Her best friend, Margaret, lives in the same building and has recently lost most of her hair due to an art class incident for which Clementine is blamed.

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May 09, 2013 Monica! rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: but-wait-theres-more, puberty-is-overrated-anyway, read-in-2013, you-go-girl, funny-strange-or-funny-ha-ha

Y’all, I want to basically quote you the entirety of Clementine, because it’s darling, and because Clementine makes the most batshit eight-year-old sort of observations (“It looked beautiful, like a giant tattoo of tangled-up worms. When I am a grown-up, I will have hundreds of tattoos.”) that you don’t know if you should laugh or cry.

But I won't, because really you should just read the book yourself. Or, alternatively, find someone to read it to.

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Okay, one quote.

Being after-eight reminded me...more

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May 02, 2013 Shelby Olszewski rated it 4 of 5 stars

Clementine is a third-grader who has a very creative mind. She finds her self in the principles office quite a few times in a short one-week span. Clementine thinks she is doing her friend Margaret a favor fixing her hair after she has cut a chunk out after getting glue in it, but actually she ends up cutting just about all of Margaret’s hair off. Then when they get home from school Clementine colors Margaret’s head and what is left of her hair with her mother’s special red marker. After these t...more

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Apr 12, 2013 Jenna Sommerkamp rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: transitional-and-book-talk

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker is a series of books about the week of a silly third grade girl by the name of Clementine. She is a fun and active young girl who is always getting herself into trouble when trying to help someone. She finds her friend and neighbor Margaret crying in the school bathroom because she has glue in her hair. Clementine tries to help by cutting Margaret's hair, and ends up in the principals office. Clementine is always paying attention, but not paying attention to the ri...more

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Jan 16, 2013 Jessica Mitchell rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Idiots

Recommended to Jessica by: Syriah (Friend)

Jessica Mitchell, 11
Clementine
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Hmm, this seems like a book i'd pick up if i were waiting for something and didn't have anything to do, or if i forgot my book at home and had to get something from the library to read after the test. Fast. Like, 'if i don't get a book now i'll die' fast.
I felt like it wasn't original. Here's my equation:
Junie B. Jones+Lucy Rose+Ivy and Bean=Clementine. All of the book series I just listed had really ignorant protagonists. When i finished this book, I mental...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Purlewe rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s

** I like to read the books I give to my nieces and nephews so I know what to talk about with them.**

My indy bookstore recommended this to me. Called it the "Ramona for this generation." I enthusiastically agree.

This book is for the 6-8 set. A wonderful book of all the ways Clementine gets in trouble, in one week! She is 8 years old and she IS paying attention, just not to the things adults want her to pay attention too. She has a wonderful creative side to her. And she has all those problems w...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Derek Cooke rated it 4 of 5 stars

Clementine was a very active and imaginative girl. She had her best friend Margret and the two of them were two very creative people. Clementine started the book by saying it wasn’t going to be a good day and then she begins her story. She discusses why it wasn’t going well, and then moves into the scissor incident. Her friend Margret goes into the bathroom during art, Clementine follows her a short while later only to find Margret crying on the floor. She had cut a chunk of hair out trying to g...more Clementine was a very active and imaginative girl. She had her best friend Margret and the two of them were two very creative people. Clementine started the book by saying it wasn’t going to be a good day and then she begins her story. She discusses why it wasn’t going well, and then moves into the scissor incident. Her friend Margret goes into the bathroom during art, Clementine follows her a short while later only to find Margret crying on the floor. She had cut a chunk of hair out trying to get glue out. Of course Clementine tried to help and ended up cutting off the rest of her hair, leaving patches. The girls were caught and Clementine gets sent back to the Principals office. The duo goes home and Margret with the help of Clementine decide that they should use permanent markers to color in Margrets hair, nobody would notice. Margrets mom does not have very nice things to say about Clementine, and tried to keep them apart. During this time, Clementine is going to the floor where the painters are at to make sure they don’t need her help. She also tries to avoid Mrs. Jacobi, the lady that has her run to the store for Cheerios. The story really gets funny when Clementine decides to share in Margrets shame, and cuts all of her hair off too. There is also the war on the pigeons that seem to be a daily occurrence. Clementine gets all of her money and gets a large picture of her cat laminated to put up in the top part of the building. She goes to hang it up in Mrs. Jacobi’s area and sees Mrs. Jacobi pouring cheerios out for the pigeons. Clementine had discovered the reason the pigeons were always at the front of the building. She had Mrs. Jacobi start feeding them around the back of the building and the problem was taken care of. Clementine overheard her parents talking about a cake with good bye and good riddance written on it. This of course led Clementine to think her parents were getting rid of her. It wasn’t the case, but it sure made for a funny ending. And it is a happy ending.(less)

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Dec 06, 2012 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was adorable! I couldn't help by thinking back to the time I cut my sister hair with those darn plastic scissors! Overall I enjoyed this book I didn't like how she called her brother vegetable names though I just found that a little weird.

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Clementine is a very fun and active third grader and she is always getting the blame for things and getting sent to the principles office. Clementine wants to be an artist like her mom and she is very creative. She finds Margaret in the bathr...more This book was adorable! I couldn't help by thinking back to the time I cut my sister hair with those darn plastic scissors! Overall I enjoyed this book I didn't like how she called her brother vegetable names though I just found that a little weird.

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Clementine is a very fun and active third grader and she is always getting the blame for things and getting sent to the principles office. Clementine wants to be an artist like her mom and she is very creative. She finds Margaret in the bathroom crying because she got glue in her hair and had to cut it out. Well Clementine decides that she can help Margret even it out but she finds out that cutting hair with plastic scissors is not an easy task, and she cuts all of Margaret’s hair off. Then Margaret said that she thought she looked like a dead dandelion so Clementine tried to help again. This time she used her mother’s permanent markers to color Margaret’s hair. Clementine decides that to give her a new hairdo as well. The principle and Margret’s mom are not happy, and the girls stop talking. Clementine gets sent to the principle’s office almost every day of the week! Clementine’s life at home isn’t much better. She wonders why her mom wears overalls and works at home why all the other moms get dressed up and go to work. She also has a brother who she never actually refers to by his real name just by vegetables and he is a goody to shoes. One night she over hears her parent talking about trying to get rid of the “hard one” so that they can keep the “easy one” (her brother). When she hears this she cleans up her room really quickly in hopes that they will make them want to keep her. In the end Clementine helps her dad solve the problem with the pigeons at their apartment and she realizes that what she over heard was her parents wanting to throw her a party for her helping her dad!

Use in the classroom:

I think that this would be a great introduction to chapter books for a class. You could use it to show that everyone has bad days but that shouldn’t change who you are as a person. I will definitely have a copy of this in my classroom library.
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Nov 20, 2012 Xiaoxiao Zhu rated it 3 of 5 stars

What a terrible week for Clementine! Monday, she's sent to the principal’s office for cutting off Margaret’s hair; Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her; Wednsday, she's sent to the principal... again; Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her; Friday, she starts with yucky eggs and gets worse; And Saturday, even her mother is mad at her. Okay, fine. Clementine is having a DISASTROUS week. "Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker is a hilarious transitional novel that describes a week in the life of a...more What a terrible week for Clementine! Monday, she's sent to the principal’s office for cutting off Margaret’s hair; Tuesday, Margaret's mother is mad at her; Wednsday, she's sent to the principal... again; Thursday, Margaret stops speaking to her; Friday, she starts with yucky eggs and gets worse; And Saturday, even her mother is mad at her. Okay, fine. Clementine is having a DISASTROUS week. "Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker is a hilarious transitional novel that describes a week in the life of a precocious third-grader. In the book, Clementine "marches to the beat of her own drum" and is constantly getting into trouble. Admittedly, Clementine is not trying to misbehave, rather she simply prefers to pay attention to things she finds interesting. This book describes Clementine and her family and is extremely entertaining to read, as she is constantly going on adventures and making even the most menial things in life funny and interesting.

I loved this book! It was so cute and reminded me a lot of the type of books I read when I was younger. To be honest, it reminded me a lot of the Junie B. Jones books. I just thought Clementine had the same attitude and was always trying to do good deeds, but they always ended up bad for her. She almost reminded me of a child who would be diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. She just had a hard time focusing on one thing at a time and was just all over the place. The quote that stuck out to me as a future teacher was right at the beginning on page 2 when she said "instead of having to think up things to write in my journal, which I hate, I got to glue and paint stuff, which I love." It just cracked me up that because they had to write journals everyday, she hated it and she felt like she just had to think up random things to write in her journal rather than making it meaninful. Overall, this book was great and I would recommend it to any teacher or child looking for a fun lighthearted book to read.

I think this book would be perfect for 3rd-4th graders to read independently. The length of the book accompanied by the short chapters are great for children of this age group. Additionally, I think children of this age can relate to some of the feelings Clementine has.(less)

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Nov 11, 2012 Sydney rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-commercial, transitional-reader

This transitional book follows the chaos that accompanies an eight year old girl named Clementine. Clementine lives in the basement of a hotel with her artistic mother, manager dad and baby brother whom she wishes had a vegetable name. Clementine is always getting in trouble at home and school. Clementine has a different outlook on concepts. This book in the series is about Clementines drastic attempts to be more alike her friend Margaret who lives a magazine style life. After all of Clementines...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Beth A. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction

I read this to Little Miss in two nights. Both of us couldn't get enough.

It was so stinkin cute and funny.

Everything Clementine does makes sense- to her.

People keep telling Clementine to pay attention. But she is paying attention- to what's going on outside the window, or at her neighbor's desk, or the egg stain on her art teacher's scarf.

Clementine is bright and impulsive and charming. And emotive and vulnerable. Pennypacker really does Clementine's POV well; and I really connected with her, an...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Rachel Hancock rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: transitional

"Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker is a hilarious transitional novel that describes a week in the life of a precocious third-grader. In the book, Clementine "marches to the beat of her own drum" and is constantly getting into trouble. Admittedly, Clementine is not trying to misbehave, rather she simply prefers to pay attention to things she finds interesting. This book describes Clementine and her family and is extremely entertaining to read, as she is constantly going on adventures and making eve...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Viri rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: transitional-books

Pennypacker did an amazing job describing Clementine, with her red curls and full of fun and good ideas that are only good to her and not her parents or principal of her school. The fun adventures that Clementine goes through on a regular week make this book fun to read, and as an adult, we obtain a great view of how a young girl like Clementine thinks and how she reasons events and things on an every day basis; From helping her friend cut off all her hair, to coloring it with permanent marker,...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Tonya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Contemporary Realistic Fiction Review

Clementine is an 8 year old girl who lives in an apartment building and has a best friend named Margaret. She lives with her mother who is an artist, her father who is the apartment manager, and her 3 year old brother, whom she never called by his name. She always called him some sort of vegetable. Clementine is always accused of not paying attention and is sent to the principal’s office often. One day Margaret and Clementine were both in the art room and Mar...more Contemporary Realistic Fiction Review

Clementine is an 8 year old girl who lives in an apartment building and has a best friend named Margaret. She lives with her mother who is an artist, her father who is the apartment manager, and her 3 year old brother, whom she never called by his name. She always called him some sort of vegetable. Clementine is always accused of not paying attention and is sent to the principal’s office often. One day Margaret and Clementine were both in the art room and Margaret left out to go to the bathroom. She was gone for a long time so Clementine asked to go to the bathroom too. When she got there Margaret was crying because she had glue in her hair and tried to fix it by cutting a big clump of hair out of her head. Clementine tried to help her to feel better so she decided to cut the other side to match it. It didn't look too well so they decided to cut all of her hair off. The teacher walks in and sends Clementine to the office. Margaret's mother is really upset with Clementine so she doesn't let her play with Margaret. Clementine then cuts her hair to match her friend’s hair. Clementine always thought of herself as the "hard one" and her brother as the "easy one". Clementine's father had problems with pigeons on the top of the building dropping poop. He was constantly cleaning up after the pigeons and tried many things to get rid of them. None of the things worked. Clementine finally realized why the pigeons were on the building and lured them to the side of the building. Her father was very happy about it that he had a surprise party for her. She overheard parts of a conversation and thought that her parents were trying to get rid of her. She was very happy when she discovered that they weren't. They had brought her a new kitten to replace her dead kitten named Polka Dottie. She named her new kitten Moisturizer.

This book is intended for intermediate readers. It had very limited pictures and multiple short chapters.

The artist used all black and white pictures. They are drawn with pencils and painted in black and white. The author was very careful to draw pictures that show the emotions of the characters.

I would recommend this book to young readers because the print is just the right size and the chapters were not too long. The plot keeps the readers interested and waiting to see what else the character is going to get into.

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May 02, 2011 Meg Burket rated it 4 of 5 stars

At the beginning of this year I was searching for a good read aloud for my third grade class, and after looking at several reviews and suggested third read alouds, I was introduced to Clementine. The main character’s name is Clementine and the series of books are told from her standpoint, which the reader quickly realizes is quite a skewed view of your average daily rituals. She is not your average third grade girl by any stretch of the imagination. Her constant reminders from the teacher and th...more

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Oct 21, 2010 Lyndi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this book! It was so cute and reminded me a lot of the type of books I read when I was younger. To be honest, it reminded me a lot of the Junie B. Jones books. I just thought Clementine had the same attitude and was always trying to do good deeds, but they always ended up bad for her. She almost reminded me of a child who would be diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. She just had a hard time focusing on one thing at a time and was just all over the place. The quote that stuck out to me as a futur...more

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Oct 19, 2010 Monica DeBlieck rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved this book! I thought the main character, Clementine, was hilarious. Even though this book is not aimed at my age group, I found it hard to put this book down. With every page there was something new that Clementine was doing or saying, and these things were ordinary. For example, Clementine cut's Margaret's hair all off, then she colors it to try to make it look better. This may sound terrible, but everything she does, she does it with good intention to help. She even cuts off her own ha...more I loved this book! I thought the main character, Clementine, was hilarious. Even though this book is not aimed at my age group, I found it hard to put this book down. With every page there was something new that Clementine was doing or saying, and these things were ordinary. For example, Clementine cut's Margaret's hair all off, then she colors it to try to make it look better. This may sound terrible, but everything she does, she does it with good intention to help. She even cuts off her own hair and colors it so that Margaret will feel better about the way she looks. Clementine is unusually unusual, to describe her at best. She is clever, witty, innocently annoying, and just Clementine! I love the vegetable nicknames she gives to her brother throughout the book, there is something new almost every time. Once she even calls him "rutabaga," which is not something a girl her age would usually come up with. Clementine stares off and notices the most random things, which a lot of times gets her into trouble because she is told she is not paying attention. She always argues with that statement and reasons back. For example, early on in the book she sees the janitor and lunch lady kissing and thinks, "No one else saw this disgusting scene, because no one else was paying attention out the window!" I really laughed when she described how she distracted Margaret, "And then I pointed out the window. Which wasn't exactly lying, because I didn't say there was something out there."

This book was really unlike any book I've read before. The author made me believe that there really was a little girl telling the story to me. The voice, detail, and plot was great! The whole hair cutting scene reminded me of my sister because when she was little she chopped her hair off, too. I think this would be a great book for teachers to have in their classrooms because the story shows that sometimes people have good intentions, but their decisions don't always turn out for the best. It also teaches kids to be who they are! Clementine is scared her parents are going to get rid of her at the end of the book and she tells them that she will change if they keep her. Her parents just give her a big hug showing her that it's OK to be different and that she is loved no matter what!(less)

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Sep 03, 2010 Latricia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-ages-5-9

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these books! If you have a child making the jump from readers to chapter books these are great. It's hard to find cute, fun, stories for this skill level. There is tons of junk, but not a ton of good stories with realistic kids who find solutions to problems on their own with guidance from adults (who are there and NOT the enemy).

My only problem? There aren't more of them. So Sara please keep writing them!

The Talented Clementine (Clementine, #2)

Clementine, Friend of the Week (Clementine, #4)

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Aug 22, 2009 Connie rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's like Ramona in the first person. And I feel bad saying that because, like, uh, Ramona, Clementine is her own person. But even though the details are different, this book definitely has a "Ramona" vibe to it. (Well, I'm sure the author read the Ramona books growing up like the rest of us.)

Clementine is a kid who has some problems paying attention. Well, no - she pays attention just fine, except somehow she's never paying attention to what she's *supposed* to pay attention to. Interestingly,...more

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May 14, 2009 Shauna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: with-coco, family-favorites, family-read-aloud

Yes, a five star rating!
I was laughing aloud as I read this to Coco last night. This morning I was reading more to her over some Cheerios, and Brent started laughing, the older children tumbled into the kitchen for breakfast and asked about the book, so I read them some funny parts. We ended up starting over and we read the book all the way to the end.

There is nothing earth shattering, no real bits of wisdom, not even a surprise ending in the book. . . but it had my entire family sitting aroun...more

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Mar 05, 2013 Graciela Almazan rated it 3 of 5 stars

The name of the book is BFG. If you don’t know what BFG stands for it means big friendly giant. The author is Roald Dahl. It is about a girl ,Sophie,who wakes up one night at the exact time the monsters and creatures come out and one does a big thing reaches into her orphanage room window and takes her because he wasn’t supposed to be seen by humans. It takes her some place only it can get to by running super fast. He turns out to be really nice giant that gives children dreams but the other gia...more The name of the book is BFG. If you don’t know what BFG stands for it means big friendly giant. The author is Roald Dahl. It is about a girl ,Sophie,who wakes up one night at the exact time the monsters and creatures come out and one does a big thing reaches into her orphanage room window and takes her because he wasn’t supposed to be seen by humans. It takes her some place only it can get to by running super fast. He turns out to be really nice giant that gives children dreams but the other giants that he lives with are very tough and way bigger than he is. They said that they are going to eat somebody very important so Sophie and the BFG go on a huge mission to save that person. I say you should read it but only if you like fantasy and adventure.
I think the point of the book was that people aren’t who they always seem. I think this because At first you think the giant is mean but then he turns out to be nice and caring. People aren’t always who they seem also ties in to don’t judge a person by their cover. I think this is a very important message because a lot of people get judged so this book shows how even those who seem strange and do weird things can be nice and should be excepted.
I love this book because it was very fun to read. Every chapter I was learning more things about Sophie and the BFG even the other giants. There was not a dull spot anywhere. Also it has a very happy ending and I love stories with happy endings. One last thing I liked about the book was how creative the author made the BFG. He has powers, but not usual powers like flying ones like being able to give children dreams.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes imagination and enjoy the creations of Roald Dahl. Something the reader should know before reading this is that this book is not everybody's cup of tea because most people like challenging books. This book is a lower reading level. One other thing is that the BFG has a weird way of talking. He talks with english but he talks with bad grammar and has a lot of made up words so if you have trouble with things like that the book might not be for you.(less)

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Dec 29, 2011 Jill rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

I was looking for an audio book at the library and the children's librarian recommended this one. My children really enjoyed it. It really reminded me of Junie B. Jones, so if you have a fan of her they will probably love Clementine as well. I thought that would be the first character my children would be reminded of, but my daughter thought of Ramona first. Then I turned the case over and Booklist compared Clementine to both Junie B. and Ramona!

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Feb 19, 2013 Emily Hynes rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction

The first time I was introduced to Clementine, I read through each page excitedly--loving the hilarious illustrations by Marla Frazee and witty inner thoughts of this spunky third grader. I found myself caught up in Clementine's everlasting drama with her best friend, Margaret, and their many bad decisions. Each chapter left me entertained and laughing at the bold actions and secret insecurities that drove Clementine's choices. I could see this book being used as a read aloud in many primary cla...more

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May 16, 2012 Elisha Condie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens

Me and the 8 year old needed a new series, after having read each and every one of the Ivy & Bean books together at least 3 times. Clementine was recommended as something with that Ivy & Bean flavor.

And it was very sweet. Clementine is in 2nd grade, and has trouble paying attention. She lives in an apartment building where the girl upstairs, fussy Margaret, is usually her friend. Clementine has an artist Mom and a building maintenance guy Dad. They are happy, and Clementine's struggle...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Danielle Witter rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a really funny, but kind of predictable, book. But I still think it is a cute book.

Summary: This book is about a little 3rd grader named Clementine, and she is having a not so good week. On Monday she is sent to the principal’s office for cutting off Margaret’s hair. On Tuesday, Margaret’s mother is really mad at Clementine. On Wednesday, Clementine is sent to the principal’s office, yet again. Then on Thursday, Margaret’s mom won’t even speak to Clementine. Friday starts off bad, with y...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Jordon Worley rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Clementine is a book about a little girl named, well, Clementine. Clementine is in the third grade and although she means well, she is having quite a rough week. In one week, Clementine manages to cut off her friend Margaret's hair, color Margaret's hair, cut off and color her own hair, and attempt gluing her hair to Margaret's head. One day, Clementine overhears part of a conversation her parents are having and thinks that they are trying to get rid of her (the "hard one") so they can keep her...more Clementine is a book about a little girl named, well, Clementine. Clementine is in the third grade and although she means well, she is having quite a rough week. In one week, Clementine manages to cut off her friend Margaret's hair, color Margaret's hair, cut off and color her own hair, and attempt gluing her hair to Margaret's head. One day, Clementine overhears part of a conversation her parents are having and thinks that they are trying to get rid of her (the "hard one") so they can keep her brother (the "easy one"). She begins cleaning her room so that they will change their mind about her and want to keep her. Later that night, she finds out that she had not heard the whole conversation and that her parents were planning a party for her. Her dad wanted to celebrate that Clementine had helped him relocate the pigeons that gather at the font of the apartment building he owns. In the end, Clementine realizes that even though she has made mistakes, her parents still support and love her.

The cover photo alone makes me want to read this book, without even reading the summary. Seeing a girl upside down lets readers know immediately that there will be some humor involved. The pictures within the book are black and white and appear to have been drawn with pencil. There are many illustrations, almost one on every page. The images really help developing readers be able to comprehend the text they are reading. Furthermore, not only is the text engaging, but so are the illustrations. Children will enjoy looking at the images just as much as they read the text.

I absolutely adored this book as I was reading it. I read the book in one sitting because I thought Clementine was very entertaining. The fact that the book is written in a stream of consciousness style makes the book really hard to put down. The reader feels as though they are right there with the hyper third grader and experiencing all of her misfortunes. I think this book would be perfect for 3rd-4th graders to read independently. The length of the book accompanied by the short chapters are great for children of this age group. Additionally, I think children of this age can relate to some of the feelings Clementine has.(less)

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Mar 27, 2010 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Julie by: Mom

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I've been helping my mom out with her afterschool girls' reading program, and this is book #3. I zipped through it ahead of time since I hadn't read it before. I can't tell you how many bits of this book I had to read out loud to my husband because I was laughing so much at them.

Clementine, oh, Clementine! What a riot! This girl is a real sparkler. Reading about her thought processes cracks me right up! And I love seeing the various levels to which the adults around her understand these processe...more

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“I have not had so good of a week. Well, monday was a pretty good day, if you don't count Hamburger Surprise at lunch and Margaret's mother coming to get her. Or the stuff that happened in the principal's office when I got sent there to explain that Margaret's hair was not my fault and besides she looks okay without it, but I couldn't because Principal Rice was gone, trying to calm down Margaret's mother. Someone should tell you not to answer the phone in the principal's office, if that's a rule. Okay, fine, Monday was not so good of a day.” — 3 people liked it

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