It was she who wanted to divorce, to tear the family apart, and to sell the house that Emily loved. The only reason she had to move was because her parents divorced, and it was all because of Alice, her boring journalist mother. The road from Allendale, New Jersey, to Rancho Rosetta, California, is not a smooth one for fun-loving Emily Ebers. The strong bonds between friends and to never give up hope on yourself.Moving is not a pleasant experience- especially moving to the other side of the country with a moody mother who insists on stopping at every museum along the way.

But when Amalee's dad becomes seriously ill, the chaos takes new forms - and the ways of coping come from some very unexpected places. She's used to chaos, because of the frequent presence of her father's bantering, bickering group of fun friends. There, among the seaweed and jellyfish that a summer storm has blown in from the ocean, is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart - a mermaid named Aquamarine.Īmalee's world is all out of order. Twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. But when their mother is taken from them suddenly and too soon, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world, facing humans both gentle and brutal, busy highways, other animals, and the changing seasons. Their mother nurtures them and teaches them the many skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a toolshed behind someone's summer house. Now readers can meet Millie's best friend and Stanford's big crush! Lisa Yee charmed audiences with the hilarious MILLICENT MIN, GIRL GENIUS and revealed another side of the story in STANFORD WONG FLUNKS BIG-TIME. Interesting and a great book for girls my age. And if THAT happens, his life will be over.

If *that* happens, his friends will abandon him and Emily Ebers won't like him anymore. If that happens, he won't start on the A-team. If he flunks his summer-school English class, he won't pass sixth grade.

So Totally Emily Ebers by Lisa Yee