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Amelia’s BFF

This is the most recent of Amelia’s notebooks.  Amelia has two best friends – Nadia, from her old home in California, and Carly, at her new home in Oregon.  When Nadia comes for a visit, Amelia expects her best friends to like each other.  They don’t.  Amelia doesn’t understand why and feels caught in the middle.  The hand-lettered text, doodles, conversation bubbles, and side notes give the feel of a real journal.  Although the setting is middle school, the focus on friendship is appropriate for elementary as well.  It contains a good message on how many problems with friends are made, and can be solved, with words.