Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not-So Super comics. She doesns well-intentioned plan backfires, and she finds...
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Mar 09, 2011
Nura
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It happened to me, too! Susah yak punya nama pasaran. Waktu kelas dua smp ada empat orang Nur di kelas. Nur Pambudi, Nuraini, Nur Sari Ningsih, dan me. Luckily, all of us got our own nicknames already. XD
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Tadinya mau kasih tiga bintang tapi pas inget bagian Grace moto-moto si Crinkles karton di mana-mana bareng sama Mimi, trus ngeprint sendiri, gw harus nambahin satu bintang lagi. Girls, you're so awesome! and they just on their third grade. Anak sekarang emang pada pin
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Tadinya mau kasih tiga bintang tapi pas inget bagian Grace moto-moto si Crinkles karton di mana-mana bareng sama Mimi, trus ngeprint sendiri, gw harus nambahin satu bintang lagi. Girls, you're so awesome! and they just on their third grade. Anak sekarang emang pada pin
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Oct 27, 2011
Dolly
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This is the first book in the Just Grace series by Charise Mericle Harper. The narrative is certainly written from a child's point of view and the illustrations are very much in a child's style as well. I love the way she describes her "superpower" and the actions she takes to cheer up her neighbor. I also love that it tells about the real fears a child has, no matter how insignificant they may seem to someone else.
The book is written as a continuous story, with small More...
The book is written as a continuous story, with small More...
Dec 13, 2010
Jackie
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Since there are four girls named Grace in her class, they each have to take on some way to be identified. Grace says, she 'wants to be called just Grace'...so there you have it she is now Just Grace. Sigh. Grace loves Crinkles, her neighbor Mrs. Luther's cat. She doesn't like Mrs. Luther, she has scary masks on her wall and has jars of lion poop in her house (from her many travels, at least we hope). But, when Crinkles goes missing and Grace may have an itsy-bitsy inkling where the cat may be, s
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Aug 27, 2011
Laura
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Just Grace is a great chapter book for readers in second and third grade. The title will appeal mostly to girls, though neither Grace nor the book are particularly girly. The language is fairly simple and the plot is easy to follow. While Grace goes to school, the story focuses mostly on Grace's interest in her neighbor. I especially like that Grace is kind and considerate in a way that second and third grades can relate to. She's generous and forgiving with her friends but has a hard time
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Nov 13, 2010
Nobies57
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I tend to like character driven stories and I liked Grace. She is in 4th grade, I think, and explains things very clearly, and very simply. In fact she is a little one dimensional, but it's cute because it sounds like the way a child would think. She believes herself to have super hero powers in the way of empathy. When her neighbor, Mrs. Luther, loses her cat, Grace photoshops the cat into places around the neighborhood and makes these pictures into postcards that she sends to Mrs. Luther.
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Oct 28, 2009
Ingrid
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Grace becomes Just Grace because there are three other girls named Grace in her third grade class. As you can imagine she is not thrilled with being Just Grace. Grace likes to have empathy for other people and make them feel better by doing nice things for them. Grace makes postcards and sends them to her neighbor, Mrs. Luther to make her feel better, but the project back fires on her. Sammy Stringer, a boy that she has never liked helps to get her out of her jam. There were some life lessons i
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Feb 24, 2010
Jennifer
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I listened to the audiobook format of this story. I have a mixed review of it. The reader uses a childlike voice which is appropriate for the story but it goes along a bit slowly. I also had a hard time getting into the story so I had to get the book to understand the format. The story is told from Grace's thoughts and in the book you can see that she makes lists and draws cartoons to express herself. It is unusual to listen to and without the illustrations I think you lose some of the story. Af
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Apr 03, 2011
Seana
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This is a kid's book and not really written with my demographic in mind, but I still found it very enjoyable. It's really just a story of being a kid in a world controlled by mainly benevolent but sometimes puzzling adult despots. I think Harper gets the world of the middle grader pretty much right, at least what I can remember of it. Kids' concerns are not our adult ones, but that doesn't mean their concerns aren't real.
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I found it a little hard to believe that her teacher insisted t More...
Feb 02, 2012
great read for grade 2 to 4
there are 8 books in this series.
Just Grace is a great chapter book for readers in second and third grade. The title will appeal mostly to girls, though neither Grace nor the book are particularly girly. The language is fairly simple and the plot is easy to follow.
I tend to like character driven stories and I liked Grace. She is in 4th grade, I think, and explains things very clearly, and very simply. In fact she is a little one dimensional, b More...
there are 8 books in this series.
Just Grace is a great chapter book for readers in second and third grade. The title will appeal mostly to girls, though neither Grace nor the book are particularly girly. The language is fairly simple and the plot is easy to follow.
I tend to like character driven stories and I liked Grace. She is in 4th grade, I think, and explains things very clearly, and very simply. In fact she is a little one dimensional, b More...
Jan 04, 2011
Alyson (Kid Lit Frenzy)
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I have mixed feelings about this book. On some level there are some fun things about this book...how Grace gets to be called "Just Grace" and also her thoughts about different students in the class, etc. However, the story is told from Grace's perspective in a rambling kind of way with lists and other drawings/comics thrown in. The rambling, free thought was confusing at some points and at other points it just slowed everything down.
The Just Grace series is geared for 2n More...
The Just Grace series is geared for 2n More...
Jun 29, 2010
Phoebe
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Seven-year-old Grace will remind readers strongly of Junie B. Jones, with a grammatical style only slightly less irritating. Couldn't finish this book due to the too-obvious wannabe similarities, still, perfect for kids wanting a readalike. Grace is known as Just Grace after her teacher misunderstands her request to be called just "Grace," in a classroom with four other Graces. Just Grace has a small superpower, which gets her into trouble. Small graphics and photos are inserted th
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Mar 20, 2009
Kermit
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I listened to this on CD. It was a charming, little book--only 2 CDs long. If I had read it in hard copy, it may have been less charming---but the narrator of this book "voiced" the protaganist Grace with humor and she gave a 3rd grade kind of emphasis to many of the sentences. Grace is one of 4 Graces in her 3rd grade classroom and is called Just Grace as opposed to Grace F., Grace L., and Grace N. It's reminiscent of Junie B. Jones but less frenetic. Grace is a thoughtful 9-year
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Nov 12, 2011
H
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A serviceable beginner's chapter book about a girl (Grace) who likes to draw and make people who are sad feel better. I liked Grace's premise that there should be "Super Heroes" who have small powers like hers ("Empathy" is definitely the tier-2 vocabulary word to teach out of this book). That said, though the author captures the tortured syntax we sometimes see in children's writing, I often found the book difficult to read because of the attempt to write as an elementary
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Mar 09, 2011
Aleetha
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Namaku, Grace Aja!
Judul Asli: Just Grace
Penulis: Charise Mericle Harper
Penerjemah: Maria Masniati Lubis
Penerbit: Atria
Cetakan: II, Agustus 2008
Tebal: 112 hlm
Tahun ajaran baru tiba. Sekarang Grace duduk di kelas tiga. Hal yang menyenangkan adalah bisa sekelas dengan Mimi, saabatnya sejak kecil. Yang menyebalkan, ia harus menerima panggilan paling konyol selama setahun atau bahkan selamanya. Semua itu dikarenakan ada tiga anak perempuan lainnya yang More...
Judul Asli: Just Grace
Penulis: Charise Mericle Harper
Penerjemah: Maria Masniati Lubis
Penerbit: Atria
Cetakan: II, Agustus 2008
Tebal: 112 hlm
Tahun ajaran baru tiba. Sekarang Grace duduk di kelas tiga. Hal yang menyenangkan adalah bisa sekelas dengan Mimi, saabatnya sejak kecil. Yang menyebalkan, ia harus menerima panggilan paling konyol selama setahun atau bahkan selamanya. Semua itu dikarenakan ada tiga anak perempuan lainnya yang More...
Mar 09, 2011
Endah
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Nama aslinya Grace Stewart. Namun, lantaran di kelasnya ada empat tiga anak lain lagi yang juga bernama Grace, maka masing-masing Grace mendapat sebutan sendiri untuk membedakannya. Dan meski tidak suka, Grace Stewart tak mampu menolak ketika akhirnya guru dan teman-temannya sepakat memanggilnya Grace Aja (dan bukan "Grace" aja).=
Seperti lazimnya anak-anak, Grace senang melakukan dan ingin tahu tentang banyak hal. Beruntunglah Grace karena memiliki orang tua yang membebask More...
Seperti lazimnya anak-anak, Grace senang melakukan dan ingin tahu tentang banyak hal. Beruntunglah Grace karena memiliki orang tua yang membebask More...
Oct 07, 2008
Ruhama
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Grace is a third grader with an interesting life. Her parents rent their basement to a lady from France, she's taught herself how to take great photos and enjoys drawing "Not So Super" (hero) comics, inspired by the television show "Unlikely Heroes". Her own superhero power is the power of empathy, which she uses to help her neighbor and her neighbor's cat. In this first book of the series, we follow Grace (who gets her name "Just Grace" because there are four Grace
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Dec 21, 2007
nicole
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I wanted to slap this book. I mean, it's cute, I guess. Grace likes to draw comics. She likes to think of herself as a superhero, her power being... empathy. Hmm. Cute? Maybe? Sure, whatever. Anyway, what makes me want to hit this book are Grace's stupid parents. She does this nice thing for some old lady, but because she didn't like, inform her parents of her every freakin' move they punish her... for doing something nice... It was like the end of an episode of Full House, where one of the kids
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Dec 27, 2009
Judi
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Just Grace is a wonderful book. Grace is in the same league with Clementine, Ruby Lu, Judy Moody and their literary big sister Ramona Quimby. She is a kid who thinks deeply about how to help others around her, and ends up getting things just a bit wrong in a very funny way. The incidents that are funniest are the ones that seem most reasonable to Grace. Great for any elementary kid as a read aloud for the younger kids and great to read independently for grades 2 and up.
May 21, 2009
Christian
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A cute little book. A student of mine recommended it to me after we finished the Clemintine series. Similar in the way it seeks to empower its young girl readers but a different enough narrative structure and some neat illustrations.
Apparently this is a series, but I think I will hold off on reading any more for a bit.
Being a teacher, I love the way the main character gets her nickname. I have never really considered that sometimes the kids might not like the names we More...
Apparently this is a series, but I think I will hold off on reading any more for a bit.
Being a teacher, I love the way the main character gets her nickname. I have never really considered that sometimes the kids might not like the names we More...
Oct 02, 2010
Missy
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Just Grace was on a list of books on CD recommended by our library. The audio version is apparently lacking because a young listener can't visualize the writing style (Grace likes to make lists and draw cartoons of her thoughts I think). My kindergartener liked it but I had to have a talk with him about Grace's negative attitude and sneaky choices. Definitely meant for an older audience. We'll stick to Magic Treehouse and Junie B.
Nov 08, 2009
Eli
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Oh my gosh. This was one of the absolute worst books I ever had to plow through in the history of my life. Why should anyone ever read this, because they don't know the horrors of finishing it and saying... "Oh. Wasn't that STUPID??!" If I had to re-read this book, I wouldn't do it unless you gave me a billion dollars, 500 comic books, a lifetime "Free chocolate shake" gift certificate from 59 Diner, and sold the White House to me.
Sep 28, 2007
Christina
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Hmm, I don't think I loved Grace. She took a long time in telling her story, and quite frankly I only kept up with it to see if it got any better. It did, but will most little girls see it through?
Grace is not a spunky girl in the same vein as Ramona, or Jo March, or Judy Moody, or even the girls in Ivy & Bean. I think part of the problem is we spend too much time in Grace's head, and she spends too much time telling us what the big works mean in an overly obvious, distracting manner. More...
Grace is not a spunky girl in the same vein as Ramona, or Jo March, or Judy Moody, or even the girls in Ivy & Bean. I think part of the problem is we spend too much time in Grace's head, and she spends too much time telling us what the big works mean in an overly obvious, distracting manner. More...
May 31, 2008
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Harmony for TeensReadToo.com
Grace, who earned the nickname of Just Grace in school where there are six girls named Grace, loves cats, taking pictures of cats, and drawing Not So Super comics. She dislikes Sammy Stringer, who delivers papers and picks his nose.
She and her best friend have lots and lots of big ideas, so when Mrs. Luther's cat disappears, they send postcards to cheer her up. But even the best plans backfire sometimes, and soon Grace finds hersel More...
Grace, who earned the nickname of Just Grace in school where there are six girls named Grace, loves cats, taking pictures of cats, and drawing Not So Super comics. She dislikes Sammy Stringer, who delivers papers and picks his nose.
She and her best friend have lots and lots of big ideas, so when Mrs. Luther's cat disappears, they send postcards to cheer her up. But even the best plans backfire sometimes, and soon Grace finds hersel More...
Oct 03, 2011
Mary
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I finished listening to the Clementine books on CD in my car and needed a replacement. I was hoping to find a similar, very loveable character with this book. I most certainly did not. Grace was so unlikeable I struggled to listen to the whole thing. If it would have been longer, I probably wouldn't have made it. She just didn't sit well with me.
Aug 21, 2011
Ms. B
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Just Grace is just silly. No chapters, simply Just Grace (that really is the character's name due to one of her teachers) rambling on with occasional larger text, numbered lists, comic strip style illustrations and cute photos of a Crinkles the cat to break up the story.
Readers will either love it or strongly dislike it almost immediately.
Readers will either love it or strongly dislike it almost immediately.
Jan 22, 2012
Pamela
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I didn't actually read this book but Kylie did. She said it was funny and she liked that there was a mystery to solve. Kylie read it super-fast so I'm thinking it was a little below her reading level. Maybe more of a 3rd or 4th grade book? She told Brayden there was a funny part involving boogers so now he wants to read it, too.
Nov 17, 2010
Tiffany
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This is a witty, silly book for early readers (my daughter is in 2nd grade) that kept us laughing. It is written first person and reminds me of the fun style of Junie B. Jones. Take a look if you have a daughter at this reading level (my 4th grade son enjoyed listening to us read this book, but he wouldn't admit it!).
Sep 24, 2009
Deborah
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Really cute story, though too young for middle school. I especially loved the main character and her believing that she has superhero powers that cause her to be empathic. Her idea of the cardboard Crinkles and the photographs for cheering a neighbor was fun. A wide variety of characters, and some quite believable.
Feb 06, 2011
Audrey
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This book was REALLY good!!!!The thing I like about it was almost everything,the part I didn`t like is when a mean kid (Sammy Stringer)is being mean to kids, I suggest you read this book,I mean you can`t judge books by their front cover.If you don`t want to read it that`s fine,but I sugesst you read it.
Jul 02, 2009
Miss Gardner
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There are four girls named Grace in Grace Stewart's third grade class. When the teacher asks each girl for a nickname to help end the confusion, Grace Stewart ends up as "Just Grace." Read all about her third grade adventures in this book, including her hunt for her neighbor's missing cat, Crinkles.
