Jessica

‘“There is no Jessica,” said Ruthie’s parents. But there was.’ In a story that can be read by most 7 year olds, but can be discussed by the whole family, Henkes gives us a tale of a isolated little girl who insists that she has a friend named Jessica. Jessica does everything with Ruthie and feels muc......more

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I read this book with my second graders and they really enjoyed it, but thought the text was really simple and predictable. Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, but I wouldn't recommend using this text to promote critical discussion. On a different note, many of the kids could relate to the ide......more

Certainly a relatable story about a five year old girl who has pretend friend named Jessica. Of course, I would because at about 3 I had a friend who lived in the calendar. It is more fun to have a real friend but sometimes one is lonely or need someone to blame bad behavior oh, and a million other......more

I love this story! When I was growing up this was my Favorite! My name is Jessica. And even though she's mostly invisible during the story, she is a great character!......more