The Talented Clementine

This New York Times bestselling chapter book series has been keeping readers engaged and laughing for more than a decade with over one million copies sold!

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.

Author: Sara Pennypacker
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Library Binding
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780786838707
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 113967 / Talented Clementine


Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
PW Notes and Reprints 01/15/2007 pg. 54
Kirkus Best Books 01/15/2007 pg. 17
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2007 pg. 230
School Library Journal 04/01/2007 pg. 114
Booklist 03/15/2007 pg. 54
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2007 pg. 287
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 334 - Superior,Well Above Average
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2007 pg. 37

About the Author
Sara Pennypacker splits her time between Florida and Massachusetts, were she feels lucky to be able to write every day. She is the author of many children's books, including Waylon! One Awesome Thing and Waylon! Even More Awesome, the New York Times #1 bestseller Pax; seven in the New York Times bestselling Clementine series; two in the Stuart series; Meet the Dullards; Summer of the Gypsy Moths; and Sparrow Girl. Her books have won numerous accolades, including a Golden Kite Award, a Christopher Award, and several children's choice state awards, and they have appeared on many Best Books of the Year lists. For more information, visit www.sarapennypacker.com.

Marla Frazee illustrated Waylon! One Awesome Thing and Waylon! Even More Awesome and all of the books in the Clementine series. She was awarded a Caldecott Honor on two occasions: for All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, and her own A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever. She is also the author-illustrator of Roller Coaster, Walk On!, Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert, and The Boss Baby, which inspired a major motion picture. Marla has three grown sons, and works in a small backyard cabin under an avocado tree. Visit her at www.marlafrazee.com.