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True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know) will be released on October 19, 2010 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
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Jimmy Gownley's Books
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The Tweenage Guide to Not Being UnpopularIn the first original Amelia Rules! from Atheneum, the gang encounters mobs, makeovers, and bad catch phrases in a daring attempt to not be unpopular.Read More -
When the Past Is a PresentIn Book 4 of Amelia Rules!, When the Past is a Present, Amelia discovers a box of old photos and learns about love, rebellion, and family.Read More
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SuperheroesIn Book 3 of Amelia Rules!, Superheroes, the members of G.A.S.P. embrace their inner superheroes, even if it means wearing underwear over their pants.Read More
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A Very Ninja ChristmasIn Jimmy Gownley's Amelia Rules!: A Very Ninja Christmas, even Christmas is anything but typical with Amelia and the gang!Read More
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What Makes You HappyMeet Amelia Louise McBride. She's nine years old, a former New Yorker who's now living in a small town after her parents decided to get divorced,...Read More
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The Whole World's CrazyMeet Amelia Louise McBride. She's nine years old, a former New Yorker who's now living in a small town after her parents decided to get divorced,...Read More
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True Things (Adults Don't Want Kids to Know)In the sixth Amelia Rules! Amelia helps Aunt Tanner resume her music career, Rhonda faces her popularity, and Reggie learns he can't be a kid forever.Read More
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PublishersWeekly.com, June 29, 2010
...Crumb. At Simon & Schuster, an enthusiastic rep discussed Hope Larson's Mercury and the newest volume in Jimmy Gownley's Amelia Rules series, The Tweenage Girl's Guide to Not Being Unpopular. On the other hand, no one at the Random House seemed...
Seattle Times, June 20, 2010
...for kids, here's a look at some of the newest books: — Amelia McBride, star of author/illustrator Jimmy Gownley's popular "Amelia Rules!" series, navigates the tricky waters of friendship and popularity in "The Tweenage Guide to Not Being...
Red Deer Advocate, June 19, 2010
...for kids, here’s a look at some of the newest books: • Amelia McBride, star of author/illustrator Jimmy Gownley’s popular Amelia Rules! series, navigates the tricky waters of friendship and popularity in The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular...
Detroit News, April 28, 2010
...Here are a few prime examples published recently: "Amelia Rules: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular" by Jimmy Gownley (Simon & Schuster): At last! New adventures of Amelia, one of the best all-ages comic characters ever created. Kudos to Gownley...
The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent., August 18, 2010
...last year, after having read the fourth for the Eisners.) It's energetic and fun, driven by creator Jimmy Gownley's great expressive lettering and his exaggerated takes on typical kid problems. Unfortunately, I read this volume immediately after Raina...
omphaloskepsis, August 2, 2010
...Caragh Obrien; Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks; Today I Wrote Nothing by Daniil Kharms; and lastly, I have Jimmy Gownley's Amelia Rules! #5: The Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular (another N already devoured).Otherwise, I have been good to add...
Melissa Wiley, August 1, 2010
...Water by Linda Sue Park Great Expectations (in progress) by Charles Dickens Amelia Rules! Vol. 3: Superheroes by Jimmy Gownley (middle-grade graphic novel) Mouse Guard Vol. 2: Winter 1152 by David Petersen Mouse Guard Vol. 1: Fall 1152 by David...
Unshelved, July 28, 2010
...by Hope Larson, as reviewed here on Unshelved Zebrafish by FableVision and Peter H. Reynold Amelia Rules by Jimmy Gownley, author of this great Unshelved Book Club Dork Diaries by Rachel Renèe Russell, author of this great Unshelved Book Club...
Unshelved, July 28, 2010
...by Hope Larson, as reviewed here on Unshelved Zebrafish by FableVision and Peter H. Reynold Amelia Rules by Jimmy Gownley, author of this great Unshelved Book Club Dork Diaries by Rachel Renèe Russell, author of this great Unshelved Book Club...
The Bookologist, July 25, 2010
...Make a Bird by Martine Murray Losing Faith by Denise Jaden Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular by Jimmy Gownley Dork Diaries #2: Tales From A Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Russell The Other Side of Dark by Sarah Smith The Stolen One by Suzanne...
CYNSATIONS, January 29, 2010
...free! Speakers include keynoter Sharon Draper and: Cynthia Leitich Smith Beth Fantaskey Marjetta Geerling Jon Skovron Judson Roberts Jimmy Gownley George O'Connor Terry Moore Gayle Forman The Fillbach brothers Elizabeth Eulberg Paula Morris 2010 Writing...
Comics And...Other Imaginary Tales, January 28, 2010
...looks like a winner. Simon & Schuster Amelia Rules!: Tweenage Guide to Not Being Unpopular HC by (W/A) Jimmy Gownley Meet Amelia Louise McBride. She's been forced to move out of Manhattan after her parents decided to get divorced, and is now living...
The Oxford County Library Blog, December 21, 2009
...by Brian David Bruns; The Book of Negroes , by Lawrence Hill; Amelia Rules! What Makes You Happy , by Jimmy Gownley (graphic novel); Watchmen , by Alan Moore; Apples to Oysters: a food lover’s tour of Canadian farms , by Margaret Webb; The Sweetness at...
Read Write Believe, November 9, 2009
...in attendance. (Yay, Natalie!) ---other books about military families, including Rosanne Parry's Heart of a Shepherd and Jimmy Gownley's fourth volume of Amelia Rules! graphic novel series. I also held up Jon Scieszka's Knucklehead because the book...
, October 11, 2009
...All-Star Superman, DC ComicsBEST ARTIST* Gabriel Ba, Umbrella Academy, Dark Horse Comics* Kyle Baker, Nat Turner, Abrams Books* Jimmy Gownley, Amelia Rules, Renaissance Press* Jason Kruse, World of Quest, Yen Press* Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman, DC...
