"In previous books in this popular series, Amber has seen her parents divorce and her father and best friend, Justin Daniels, move far away. Now she is firmly established in the fourth grade with a new best friend and a growing fondness for her mom's boyfriend, Max. Just for a while, Amber would like nothing more to change so that she can concentrate on the business of growing up. Then Max throws them all into a tizzy by asking her mother to marry him. Suddenly, they make an unplanned trip to Alabama to see the Daniels family so that Amber's mom can think things through. There, Justin helps Amber realize that change is a part of living. Through all the chaos, irrepressible Amber, buoyed by her loving relationship with her mother as well as her lively imagination and wonderful sense of humor, develops a growing understanding of herself and the people around her. Danziger's characterizations ring true. Her light handling of a difficult subject faced by so many youngsters will once again find a ready audience."---School and Library Journal
Life is very strange sometimes.
One minute I'm in Elementary Extension, waiting for my mother to pick me up and take me home...home to dinner...home to homework.
And the next minute, I'm on a plane on my way to Alabama where I'm going to see my old best friend, Justin Daniels.
I can't believe that the woman sitting next to me is my very own mother.
She looks like my mother.
She sounds like my mother.
I wonder if all mothers get this weird when someone asks them to marry him.
"In previous books in this popular series, Amber has seen her parents divorce and her father and best friend, Justin Daniels, move far away. Now she is firmly established in the fourth grade with a new best friend and a growing fondness for her mom's boyfriend, Max. Just for a while, Amber would like nothing more to change so that she can concentrate on the business of growing up. Then Max throws them all into a tizzy by asking her mother to marry him. Suddenly, they make an unplanned trip to Alabama to see the Daniels family so that Amber's mom can think things through. There, Justin helps Amber realize that change is a part of living. Through all the chaos, irrepressible Amber, buoyed by her loving relationship with her mother as well as her lively imagination and wonderful sense of humor, develops a growing understanding of herself and the people around her. Danziger's characterizations ring true. Her light handling of a difficult subject faced by so many youngsters will once again find a ready audience."---School and Library Journal
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Life is very strange sometimes.
One minute I'm in Elementary Extension, waiting for my mother to pick me up and take me home...home to dinner...home to homework.
And the next minute, I'm on a plane on my way to Alabama where I'm going to see my old best friend, Justin Daniels.
I can't believe that the woman sitting next to me is my very own mother.
She looks like my mother.
She sounds like my mother.
I wonder if all mothers get this weird when someone asks them to marry him.
