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Ellie McDoodle : new kid in school / written and illustrated by Ruth McNally Barshaw.

by Barshaw, Ruth McNally.

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Bloomsbury, 2009, c2008.

Moving, Household -- Juvenile fiction.

Adaptability (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction.

School children -- Juvenile fiction.

Ellie McDoodle diaries [2].

9781619631748 (hc.)

9781599903613 (pbk.)

159990361X (pbk.)

Alternate title:

New kid in school

187 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Sequel to: Ellie McDoodle: have pen, will travel.

Includes an illustrated interview with the author, tips and directions for keeping a "sketch journal," and a teacher's guide to Have Pen, Will Travel.

"Bonus section : Drawing tips from Ellie!" --Cover.

" (....) a humorous and realistic look at moving. At school and in the neighborhood, Ellie faces many experiences typical to relocation. She gets excited about her first invite, only to end up watching her new friend play a handheld game; at school her classmates secretly play "new kid bingo," waiting for her to mess up or cry. Her story is told through a notebook, which is a combination of handwritten text and line drawings. The pictures, comic frames, and dialogue balloons serve to further the story. (...) " --From School Library Journal.

Grade: 2-5. SLJ.

Diary fiction, Juvenile.

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