Andy Shane is NOT in Love

Andy Shane #4

by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Abby Carter (Illustrator)

When a new girl comes to Andy's school, a jealous Dolores thinks he's in love — but Andy's thoughts are on a companion of the four-legged kind.

On the day Ms. Janice introduces Lark Alice Bell to the class, Dolores is proud to be the new girl's helper at recess. But Dolores is not so glad to see her friend Andy scribbling LAB inside a heart in his notebook, and she's downright mad to find out that Lark has visited Andy at home. Luckily, when they all go back to Lark's house — and take a peek at the squirming puppies in her basement — Dolores figures out what has really been on Andy's mind all along. In his fourth engaging adventure, Andy Shane learns about the delicate balance of old friends and new, and the special joy of bringing home a dog of his own.

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books

64 pages, Paperback

First published December 9, 2008

About the author

Jennifer has spent three decades writing award-winning fiction and nonfiction for children. Amongst her titles are picture books: THIS IS MY ROOM (NO TIGERS ALLOWED) and OH, CHICKADEE!; chapter books: Andy Shane series and Twig and Turtle series; middle grade novels: SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT, PAPER THINGS, THE DOLLAR KIDS, CRASHING IN LOVE; and young adult novels: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF WHY I HATE HER and STAINED. Her awards and honors include ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Publishers Weekly Best Books, NYPL Best Books for Teens, Parents Choice Gold Award, IRA Young Adult’s Choice, ILA Social Justice Award, NTCE Charlotte Huck Honorable Mention, Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and Junior Library Guild Selections as well as many state awards. She lives in mid-coast Maine with her husband.

Reviews

[Kiki Renner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was cute and a good book to base a lesson around. I enjoyed reading it and thought it had some funny twists and moments. I would definitely consider having this book in my future classroom.

[Grade 3A · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book because the drawing and the writing were so nice. (Maryam)

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my 7 year old’s favorite Andy Shane book so far.

[Marianne Riddle · Rating 5 out of 5]

My third grade granddaughter lovedit

such a fun and funny book!I
She read the whole.book at once! Twice as many minutes as she was requiredto.read daiky!

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Such a funny book series. Great for emerging independent readers who need some humor. See these kind of interactions everyday on the playground.

[Betsy Wolf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet early chapter book!

[Charity · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really cute book that was a quick read for my classroom. I can't wait to read the rest of the Andy Shane books!

[Erika Arechiga · Rating 4 out of 5]

Andy Shane begins to spend time with the new girl in his class. His other friend, Dolores, thinks Andy is being unfair because he has built a snow fort with the new girl, Lark, and he had promised to build it with Dolores. The book leads readers to believe that Andy and Lark have crushes on each other, especially when Andy writes Larka's initials with a heart around them in his notebook. That is not the case, though. The three actually become friends in the end. I read this with my 7 year-old sister and she enjoyed it a lot because she did not see the ending turn out the way it did. Neither did I! This book symbolizes that change can be good. It may be a good book to read to students when they are having personal problems with friends at school. It may solve problems of jealousy when it comes to friends. I think this is a good chapter book to use for beginner readers, but I do not think it exhibits any exceptional elements of quality literature.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is a new girl in town and Andy's friend Dolores isn't so happy about that but there is a reason that Andy is spending a lot of time with her and it has to do with a puppy.

Very cute little story about "puppy love".
Good read for 2nd or 3rd grade.

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book to discuss change. It also touches on jumping to conclusion, which children often do. This is a good book to read to students to show them that things are not always as they seem.

[Barry · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new look for Jennifer's awesome early chapter book series. These just keep getting better, and I hope more kids fall in love with this series!

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's hard to find good quality beginning-to-read chapter books for 1st/2nd graders. I don't recommend this book.

[Nathan Granetz · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is really funny.I loved it.My favorite part is when the new student came in the class.

[Kelly]

Takes place in the winter, jealousy abounds from Dolores. Typical "I want to help the new kid" story, but typical as in well-written because it's realistic.

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Children's Lit Class read

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to come for all 6 volumes (will be writing a general review about the books).

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Andy sure does hang out with a certain girl a lot. You have to wonder if he is in love with her.