Say Cheese

The Kids of the Polk Street School #10

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Hurray, it's June! The last month of school!



Emily Arrow and the other children in Ms. Rooney's room are excited about the class picnic at the park. Mrs. Stewart, the student teacher, is even going to take class pictures.



But Emily's worried. She wants a best friend. It seems everyone has a best friend ecxept her.



At the picnic Emily feels so lonely, she wanders off into the woods with Uni, her unicorn. Before she knows it, she's lost and can't find her way back.



Is the rest of the class having fun? Will they say "cheese" when she's not there? And even worse, will they leave her in the woods and go home without her?

Genres: Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Juvenile

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1982

About the author

Patricia Reilly Giff was the author of many beloved books for children, including the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Friends and Amigos books, and the Polka Dot Private Eye books. Several of her novels for older readers have been chosen as ALA-ALSC Notable Books and ALA-YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. They include The Gift of the Pirate Queen; All the Way Home; Water Street; Nory Ryan's Song, a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Honor Book for Fiction; and the Newbery Honor Books Lily's Crossing and Pictures of Hollis Woods. Lily's Crossing was also chosen as a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book.

Reviews

[Ashleu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yep, this series seriously effects me more now than it did as a child.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars -- This 10th of the series occurs in June, their last month of school, and revolves around Emily Arrow as she tries to figure out friendship. The story begins with Ms. Rooney's class going to the public library. There, Emily gets a book about best friends, which sets the plot in motion. The story's told in vignettes, which I was not really crazy about, but Emily does learn a few lessons in a good way. I enjoyed it.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Standard Polk Street Kid book but again, one of the best for young readers. The stories are subtle and thoughtful while still being engaging and sweet. This one is about Emily Arrow's struggle to find a best friend. There's a lot about loneliness and the importance of a sense of belonging. I tell you, these books really do tackle complex emotions for children in a wonderful way.

[Shelby]

This was a very good book it was about a girl named emily who wanted 1 best friend. She only wanted 1 good friend. Then at the end she thought it was good to have tons of friends.

[Aron Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was pretty good it was a little short which earned it a 4 star rating

[Mehsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een boekje gevonden in een minibieb. Wel leuke korte verhalen al vond ik Petra op punten erg irritant.

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