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Love, Amalia (2012)

by Alma Flor Ada(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1442424028 (ISBN13: 9781442424029)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: After reading the book love amalia, I thought it was a great book dealing with the lose of a loved one or friend. When the book started out, it talks about how amaila was upset that her best friend of 5 years was suddenly going to move to california. She had a hard time dealing with her friends sudden move but her abuletia was there to comfort her. Then only a few days later after her friend left chicago for california her grandmother passed away on the day she was supposed to go over to her granmothers house. After her grandmother passing she had a very hard time dealing with. All of her relatives was telling her how lucky she was to have been apart of her life but she didn't feel that way. But after a couple of weeks had past she had totally forfot about her friend marth... morea, but she remember what her grandmother told her that she will find away to stay close to martha. So she finally wrote martha a letter.
review 2: I thoroughly enjoyed this meditation on the different losses that occur during our lives, and I'm certain middle grade girls in particular will find comfort in its pages. Sixth grader Amalia relishes the time she spends with her maternal grandmother who guides her in many ways, including cooking and the right way to behave. After Amalia's best friend Martha unexpectedly moves from Chicago to California, Amalia can't forgive her or find a way for their friendship to continue. But in some respects that loss pales in comparison to the death of her grandmother. It is only through recalling her grandmother's stories and reading the cards she collected and letters she received that her pain starts to dissipate and she opens her heart again. Although some of Amalia's own recollections about the mistakes she made and her grandmother's firm but loving response illustrate their shared bond, they also seemed out of place at times. The thoughtful letters Amalia writes are therapeutic and reflective and show wisdom beyond her years. less

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