Amelia Louise McBride is turning eleven!Her new year starts with a bang: a huge birthday party featuring surprise guests and a special song from Aunt Tanner! It all seems too good to be true, until it turns out...it is. Suddenly, Amelia's friends are fighting all the time. She gets the worst report card of her life. And when she finally musters the guts to tell a certain boy how she feels about him, she brutally learns why it's called a "crush". Aunt Tanner would know just what to do - if she were around. But with her new album and maybe a new boyfriend, she doesn't seem to have time for Amelia anymore.There are some tough lessons to learn when you're eleven, and things may not always turn out as planned. But who says that has to be a bad thing? I bought this book for my daughter, who got hooked on the Amelia Rules series after a librarian showed them to her. After my daughter devoured it, I picked it up and promptly got lost in it. This book is one in a particularly well done series of graphic novels following a tween who faces problems that are all too familiar with many tweens today. It's not one of the angst ridden emo stories that appeal to some readers, though, it has some hilarious scenes. The stories are addictive, and challenges are handled with sympathy but also humor. Heart wrenching truths are scattered throughout the book, and this one is a standout as far as Amelia having to come to terms with some truths that adults find difficult. Excellent series!
What do You think about True Things (2010)?
IT was one of the best books i have ever read
—ziggy011987
