Amelia's notebooks

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.

Hoping to impress the new girl in her class while they work together on an archeological dig project, Amelia tries to improve by giving herself a makeover and almost loses a friend in the process.

Ten-year-old Amelia exchanges letters and postcards with her long-distance friend Nadia; includes actual letters folded and inserted into envelopes.

Ten-year-old Amelia records her thoughts and feelings about flying solo to Chicago to meet the father she has not seen since her parents divorced when she was an infant.

Amelia uses her diary to record the great events in her life during the year which she spent in the fifth grade.

Now in sixth grade, Amelia records in her diary all of the problems that arise when a new girl at school seems to be passing nasty notes to Amelia and trying to steal her best friend.

To spread gossip, you need to know stuff and, you need to know how to tell it in an exciting way--but you have to be careful, since gossip is never nice, is the summary of the story.

Amelia creates a handwritten book about palm reading, fortune telling, handwriting analysis, with games and quizzes included.

Amelia records her thoughts and feelings about running for school secretary.

"Despite the hard mattresses, biting bugs, and exhausting hikes, Amelia finally begins to enjoy her time at sleepaway camp with the help of her new friends, but when she gets her first serious crush on a boy named Luke, Amelia is stunned to find out that Carly likes him too and so must find a way to win his heart without losing her newest best friend."--Publisher's information.

Amerlia thought that the only thing better than a best friend was two best friends. But then they come together and she's not sure if any of them are friends. Will Amelia be able to have more than one best friend?

"Long before there was Diary of a Wimpy Kid or The Dork Diaries, there was Amelia's Notebook, the original handwritten diary format with a mix of words and pictures on every page. On the 20th anniversary of Amelia's Notebook, Amelia finally graduates from middle school!"--Back cover.