Arthur A. Levine Books
Featuring: Tink Aaron-Martin; Freddie Blue
256 pages ISBN: 0545310288 EAN: 9780545310284 Kindle: B0091LYPQE Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Grounded again! Almost 13 year old Tink (aka Isadora) Aaron-
Martin finds herself in the middle of summer with too much
spare time on her hands, especially with a mom who (can you
believe this?) only lets her surf the Internet for 30
minutes on Sunday, let alone have a
cellphone. Making the best of a downer, Tink decides to
write her own Encyclopedia of Me. After introducing Aa (a
kind of lava- who knew?), she writes about her Dad, called
Baxter who is a movie star looking African-Caribbean
plumber married to her red-haired Mom who is a doctor (and
too quick to ground kids), her handsome older brothers, Lex
(Alexander) and his twin, Seb (Sebastian who has Autism),
and her most wonderful BFF, Freddie Blue Anderson.
B covers ballet and Barbies (both pointless) as well as the
Blue-haired Boy who moves in next door. Tink is thrilled --
noticing he is a marvel on his skateboard and seems to like
her. But, just as she thinks she has a chance (See
Boyfriend Race, The), Freddie Blue announces that Kai (aka
blue-haired boy) is cute and will be her boyfriend. How can
Tink now go out with Kai when her BFF said she had her eye
on him?
Well known for her wonderful books for teens, kids and
adults, Karen Rivers has written an inspiring and
uproariously funny story that covers every emotion from
angst to zooming joy in THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ME. As Tink
tells of her summer adventures (and misadventures), the A-Z
format proves to be a very intriguing vehicle for moving
the story forward and highlighting the shifting and at
times conflicting interests of Tink and her friends,
especially when Freddie Blue now wants to hang out with the
popular girls and Tink gets into boarding. Narrated by the
very vibrant and witty afro-haired Tink, the story rings so
true to the turmoil and feelings of that special age of
being 12 going on 13, readers are sure to be totally
captivated by the book. Skillfully entwined in the story
are insightful nuggets ranging from the impact of Autism
on siblings, being bi-racial, and how to kiss. I highly
recommend this very humourous and heartfelt story,
especially for those in grades 5-8 and any older reader
lucky enough to get their hands on a copy! Enjoy!
A is for "Tink Aaron-Martin," "Aardvark," and "Amazing" in
this wonderful alphabetical novel!
Tink Aaron-Martin has been grounded AGAIN after an adventure
with her best friend Freddie Blue Anderson. To make the time
pass, she decides to write an encyclopedia of her life from
"Aa" (a kind of lava--okay, she cribbed that from the real
encyclopedia) to "Zoo" (she's never been to one, but her
brothers belong there).
As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer:
more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in
being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine
about "Living with Autism," thanks to her older brother
Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing
friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who
made her swoon (sort of). And her own sense that maybe she
belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for
"Invisible,"
but "O" for "Okay."
Written entirely in Tink's hilarious encyclopedia entries,
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ME is both a witty trick and a reading
treat for anyone who loves terrific middle-grade novels.
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