Clementine and the Family Meeting

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

Clementine's having a nervous breakdown. The FAMILY MEETING sign is up in her house, and she just knows she's in trouble for something. Has she been too mean to her little brother? Too sloppy? Eating too much junk food? Try as she might to find out what's on the agenda, her parents won't reveal anything before the meeting.

As far as Clementine is concerned, the agenda should be something like: "We're getting a gorilla." But no, it's something entirely different. "We're talking about a new baby," says her father. "A sibling for you two. What do you think about that?" NO THANKS is what Clementine thinks. After all, four is the perfect number for a family. There are four sides to a table, not five. Will Clementine learn to make room for one more?

Author: Sara Pennypacker
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 09/13/2011
Pages: 162
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781423123569
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146037 / Clementine and the Family Meeting


Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Cybils - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 58
School Library Journal 08/01/2011 pg. 82
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2011
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2011 pg. 97
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 61 - Superior,Well Above Average

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.