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| Copyright 1994 Penguin Young Readers |
The Amber Brown
Series
By Paula Danziger
Penguin Young
Readers, New York
Reviewed by Laura
Harting
Amber Brown
is a fictional young girl whose parents divorce when she is in the first grade. These chapter books for children in second
through fifth grade are delightfully written and hold the reader’s
interest. Amber struggles through her
parents not liking each other, living in two separate places and having step-parents. In each book Amber encounters new challenges.
Some have to do with her parents’ divorce and others are simply about life as a second through fifth grader.
Amber’s father takes a job in France when her parents separate. Amber’s best friend moves away. Amber’s
mother meets someone else and gets engaged. Amber’s school has a skunk infestation.
Amber’s father returns from France and finds a place to live close to
Amber. Amber now has two homes and two
families.
The first
book in the Amber Brown series was published in 1994. Danziger does a great job
of describing divorce and the changes that come with it through the eyes of an
elementary school-aged child. She weaves
in the ups and downs of school, friends and teachers and deals with the topic
of divorce in a very realistic and sensitive way. In addition, her books are
humorous, adventurous and the characters delightful.
If your
children are reading small chapter books, then this is the series for
them. If they aren’t quite ready for
chapter books, these are great books to read to them or with them.
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| Laura Harting |
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