The Talented Clementine (Clementine Series #2)

by Sara Pennypacker, Marla Frazee (Illustrator)

Overview

This delightful New York Times bestselling chapter book series, from the award-winning author of Pax, is a modern classic that has been keeping readers engaged and laughing as they follow the hijinks of Clementine, a clever and quirky third grader who’s the most spectacular friend around. Perfect for fans of Amelia Bedelia and Ivy + Bean!

When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game-okay, so maybe not all the time. After her teacher announces that the third and fourth graders will be putting on a talent show, Clementine panics. She doesn't sing or dance or play an instrument. She can't even hop with finesse. And as if that didn't make her feel bad enough, her perfect best friend, Margaret, has so many talents, she has to alphabetize them to keep them straight? How can Clementine ever hope to compete?

As the night of the big "Talent-palooza" draws closer, Clementine is desperate for an act, any act. But the unexpected talent she demonstrates at the show surprises everyone-most of all herself.

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Clementine and the Family Meeting
Clementine and the Spring Trip
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786838714
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Series:	Clementine Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	62,796
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Sara Pennypacker is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Pax, the Clementine series and its spinoff series, Waylon, and the acclaimed novels Summer of the Gypsy Moths and Here in the Real World. She divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Florida. She invites you to visit her online at sarapennypacker.com.
 
Marla Frazee is a two-time Caldecott Honor winner and the recipient of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, Stars by Mary Lyn Ray, and Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, as well as her own Farmer Books trilogy, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, and The Boss Baby, which inspired the DreamWorks Animation film. She is also the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Clementine chapter books by Sara Pennypacker. The mother of three grown sons, she lives in Pasadena, California. She invites you to visit her at MarlaFrazee.com.

Editorial Reviews

The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker, illus. by Marla Frazee, brings back the third-grader that made such a splash in last season's Clementine (in our Best Books citation, PW called her "an eight-year-old whose spirit rivals Ramona and Judy Moody"). Here her teacher's announcement of a school talent show sends the heroine into a tizzy. (Hyperion, $14.99 144p ages 7-10 ISBN 978-0-7868-3870-7; Apr.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Publishers Weekly

Gr 2-5 -Her third-grade class is scheduled to put on a talent show to raise money for the school trip, and Clementine is convinced that she doesn't have any talents in Sara Pennypacker's sequel (Hyperion, 2007) to Clementine (Hyperion, 2006). After failing to convince her teacher that she won't be able to perform because she and her family are moving to Egypt, she desperately tries to find a talent, even if she has to borrow one from her upstairs neighbor and schoolmate, "that Margaret!" Narrator Jessica Almasy provides the ideal voice for Clementine, skillfully portraying her spunky and delightfully humorous characteristics. Early chapter-book readers who are fans of Junie B. Jones and Ramona will enjoy this entertaining visit with Clementine.-Amy Joslyn, Fairport Public Library, NY

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School Library Journal

Praise for the Clementine series:
A New York Times Bestseller
Winner of 2008 Rhode Island Children's Book Award
Winner of 2008 William Allen White Children's Book Award
Winner of the 2007 Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor
Winner of 2008 Great Lakes Great Books Award
Winner of the 2007 Josette Frank Book Award
Winner of the 2007 Sid Fleishman Award
A 2006 School Library Journal Best Book of Year
A 2006 Child Magazine Best Book of Year
A 2006 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A 2006 National Parenting Publication Gold Award Winner
A 2006 Nick Jr. Family Magazine's Best Book of the Year
A 2006 Miami Herald Best Book of the Year

*"A delightful addition to any beginning chapter-book collection."
—School Library Journal, starred review

*"Along with humorous bits, Pennypacker seamlessly weaves into the narrative common third-grade themes...Fans of Judy Moody will welcome this portrait of another funny, independent third-grader."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

*"Middle-grade readers will sympathize with Clementine's conflicted feelings about her friend and her family, and laugh out loud at her impulsive antics, narrated in a fresh first-person voice and illustrated with plenty of humor. Give this to readers of Cleary and Blume and cross your fingers for more."
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
 

From the Publisher

As Talentpaloosa: Night of the Stars approaches, Clementine panics. Unlike "that Margaret," Clementine's nemesis, or her friend Mitchell, Clementine is not sure she has a talent to share. So she gets creative to find one. Jessica Almasy narrates the school scene deftly—especially Clementine’s commentary, not always shared, on what classmates say or teachers plan. Almasy excels at creating the all-knowing teacher, the cocky class clown, the exasperated principal, and the barely coping parents. And she shines as Clementine. Bottle-cap taps hammered into sneakers? An Elvis impersonation? Jessica Almasy sounds intense, animated, and totally involved in each one of Clementine’s creative ideas and its humorous execution. A.R. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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