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Emma Jean will not cry, like other middle school girls, “because it’s not a logical way to express because one’s opposition to the seventh-grade science curriculum. But, she will make you laugh and break your heart as she tries act as a problem solver for her friends, providing what seem to be logical answers to their emotional problems. Always quirky and strangely empathetic, Emma Jean will win over young readers and adults alike.
-- Reviewed by Michelle Delisle