I, Emma Freke

I, Emma Freke is about a 6th grade girl who desperately wants to fit in, however she has bright red hair, is really smart, and is almost six feet tall. Also, if her name is said slowly, it sounds like, ‘am a freak.’ Emma is very shy and has difficulty communicating with her peers. Her only friend, P......more

This is a really good book for any middle schooler to read, and has very good word choice and exciting.......more

Middle school is a time when many kids feel freakish. Though I looked more or less normal, I felt freakish on the inside. Emma, however, wears her freakishness on the outside. At 12 years old, she is almost 6 feet tall with bright red hair. It's sort of hard to pretend to be invisible with those sor......more

I loved this book; it is amazing. I really thought it was interesting how the book pointed out how even people that are different can still be exclusive, like in groups and cliques. Emma faced so many challenges in the book. I really liked how she didn't care how no one liked one of the boys Fred,......more

I, Emma Freke follows the story of tweenage Emma, who has never quite in with her peers. She's too tall to blend, she's more comfortable with customers than those her own age, and she's certain that meeting the rest of her distant family will solidify her status as a freak forever. Along the way tho......more