The Trouble with May Amelia

Can I just say my 11 year old self would not like this book as much because it was so sad? There are of course more precocious kids than me (I've seen kids read classic Jane Austen stuff) but I was never okay with too sad of stuff as a kid, and I don't think I'm alone in this. This is not to deter a......more

Anytime there is a sequel to a book as beloved as Our Only May Amelia, as much an immediate classic as anything published in recent memory upon its arrival on the literary scene in 1999, one has to wonder if the author has bitten off more than he or she can chew. There's always a temptation to retur......more

I liked this, as I like all of Jennifer Holm's books, because she's an excellent writer who just doesn't seem to make missteps. But (as usual) I didn't feel a strong connection to her main character here. The book almost seems to be written with the Newbery criteria in mind, because there's excellenc......more

So let me just get this off my chest. I have not read Our Only May Amelia. *ducks head in shame* In my defense it was released in my first year of teaching in my current school. I was trying desperately to stay afloat. Somehow that beautiful book passed me by. Fast forward to the present. After atte......more