It seems that there is one problem Emma-Jean hasn't been able to puzzle out quite yet - the mysteries of the human heart and mind.This book is charming and chuckle-worthy (with the occasional laugh-out-loud moment), but without stooping to humor at the expense of others - especially the rather obvious target of Emma-Jean. However, to Emma-Jean, it seems she's done just the right thing - solved her new friend's problem.Emma-Jean soon finds other problems to solve for her classmates, but doesn't realize the ripple-effects her various unusual-if-logical solutions are creating. Ever the logical problem-solver, Emma jean applies her analytical mind to the issue and soon comes up with a, frankly, morally dubious solution. However, one day, Emma-Jean finds a fellow classmate crying in the bathroom, and Emma-Jean perceives (in the classmate’s various wailings about a best friend's betrayal) a plea for help. Highly literal, and almost painfully logical, Emma-Jean doesn't really attract the friendship of her peers either - they think her just a tad weird and mostly remain indifferent to her. While a keen observer of their behaviors and social interactions, she nonetheless remains a little aloof from them all. Children's Books Too Cool For SchoolEmma-Jean Lazarus (what a delicious name!) is not quite like her seventh grade peers.
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