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I, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger

artemisrosewood's review against another edition

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3.0

Recently, I'm trying to read children's books for fun because why not?
I'm a 19-year-old girl but I just thought it would be an interesting take for me to read this book.
I think that the book is nice but I also think that the topic is quite heavy for a young girl. Despite of that, I admire how it has written out and the storyline structure. I think it is solid and easy-to-read as expected.
I do wished it was longer because I suppose I am used to reading heavier books and not children's books, nonetheless, this is a cute book that discusses about parent's divorce and it's effects to the child.
I realize that Amber Brown is also an only child so I wonder how that must have been like for her too. Having to decide her thoughts on joint-custody, living with her mom and Max and staying with her dad, Philip in the Mashalls' house.
Moreover, I am fond about her good friendship with Justin. It's heartwarming to see she's still in contact with her best friend despite of them being away.

jbolwerk8's review against another edition

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4.0

Also a good read. Some more complexity/issues in this book, with Amber now having split time with her parents, and the whole problem of getting her ears pierced. Again, super relatable/believable character. A good series for elementary readers!

dorothy_is_me's review against another edition

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funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced

3.25

This is the sort of book I think that children that have split up parents. I think that it definitely gave off some similar feelings and struggles that go onto a child after their parents split up. These reviews are just for me to dump some of my opinions for future reference, but if you do not enjoy characters always re using phrases, do not pick this one up. The sentence "I, Amber Brown," was practically used every page. I found myself not liking the name Amber after reading this. It only took me around and hour or two to read this book and I did enjoy the quick paste and all, I did enjoy how well the author gave off the huge struggles and good things thatr come with spilt up parents. Over all, I do not regret reading this book, in fact I quite enjoyed myself in the process of reading, but the re-quoting, and re-quoting, got insanely difficult to enjoy the rest. A solid 3.25 stars. Oh yes, the constant witty jokes and puns got me chuckling. 
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