Moss may have her name on the title page, but this is really Amelia's book. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Starred review.Ĭopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Readers will understand Amelia's wish to put her "top secret" thoughts on paper, and they'll notice that even though she's uneasy about attending a different school, she's starting over successfully. I believe it!") and jokes in classic elementary-school gross-out fashion. In appropriately conversational terms, Amelia complains that her big sister invades her privacy ("So Cleo if you are reading this right now-BUG OFF and STAY OUT") gripes about cafeteria food ("Henna says they use dog food. She misses her best friend, Nadia, but her moments of sadness are balanced by optimism-she distracts herself by drawing and by writing short stories. Moss (Mel's Diner) designs this upbeat, first-person story to resemble a real diary the cover bears the familiar black-and-white abstract design of a composition book, decorated with color cartoons by Amelia, the book's nine-year-old "author." Inside, on lined pages, Amelia writes about her recent move to a new town, doodles pictures of people she meets and saves such mementos as postage stamps and a birthday candle. (Sept.The hand-lettered contents of a nine-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one. Agent: Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Trident Media Group. The arrival of a second postcard points to a sequel, and a thorough author's note provides information on Paris, Dreyfus, and Impressionist artists. Moss's careful attention to the Dreyfus case and the anti-Semitism that spurred it is laudable, as are the descriptions of the art movements (and artists) of the time. Moss's tale, illustrated by Mira's sketches, toggles between the present and the 19th century, as Mira tries to understand her trip through time and is swept up in machinations surrounding the infamous Dreyfus Affair. Amid their search for clues, Mira is transported to 1881 Paris, where she befriends Edgar Degas, his young assistant, %C3%89mile Zola, and Mary Cassatt%E2%80%94and sees her mother. Awash in a flood of emotion, Mira, her father, and her older brother head to the City of Light in hopes of a reunion. Fourteen-year-old Mira's mother has been missing for six months when the family receives a cryptic postcard from her, postmarked from Paris.
Moss (the Amelia's Notebook series) offers an engrossing, diary-style blend of history, mystery, and time travel.
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