Middle school will always have its ups and downs, but "Invisible Emmie" shows how even the worst day can end with joy and relief. The story's twisting end is also unique, especially as both characters are surprised by self-growth and freedom. She goes through her life trying to make as little noise as possible, so that no one will see her. Emmie is a funny, creative girl who has painful social anxiety that causes her to retreat into herself and fear the judgement of her peers at all times. When Emmie says, "I'm trying to ignore him," Katie counters with "It's not working. This is the story of two totally different girls quiet, shy, artistic Emmie popular, outgoing, athletic Katie and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. Invisible Emmie is a graphic novel about a day in the life of a middle school girl. When Emmie is teased mercilessly by the obnoxious Joe Lungo, Katie says, "Why do you let him pick on you?" Katie also shows Emmie how to effectively take care of herself. (Then again, Katie doesn't see Emmie as a threat.) Needless to say, Emmie's day goes from bad to worse.īut "Invisible Emmie" isn't a generic book about middle school.įirst of all, author Terri Libenson doesn't make Katie the stereotypic "mean girl." In fact Katie supports Emmie when she's suffering. Before long, the obnoxious Joe Lungo finds it and reads it aloud in homeroom. She also knows how wonderful it is when friendships do work out. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier, Jennifer Holm, and Victoria Jamieson. jennifer m.The meat of the story doesn't begin until the halfway point when Emmie and Bri decide to write love notes (which they never plan to send) to their crushes.Įmmie's note falls out of her binder. Award-winning comics creator and author of the bestselling Invisible Emmie Terri Libenson returns with a companion graphic novel that captures the drama, angst, and humor of middle-school life. Answered Questions (11) I'm really confused about how the book ended. Libenson's clever tale will entertain readers in the throes of middle school as well as younger students both wary of and intrigued by their near future. Questions About Invisible Emmie (Emmie & Friends) by Terri Libenson (Goodreads Author) Reader Q&A To ask other readers questions about Invisible Emmie, please sign up. The more visible (and satisfyingly confident and outspoken) Emmie becomes, the less visible Katie becomes, until she completely disappears-a no-longer-needed coping mechanism that existed only in Emmie's imagination and drawings. Both text and illustrations contain appropriately kidlike descriptions of her social anxiety (a "squeezy feeling in my stomach") along with humorous examples of the various horrors of middle school (an illustration shows a spotlight shining on Emmie as she changes clothes for gym class). When a classmate finds a note Emmie wrote about the boy she likes and shares it with everyone, Emmie goes from feeling completely invisible to feeling embarrassingly visible, with all her classmates staring and laughing at her. Emmie loves to draw and fills her narration with amusingly labeled doodles, while Katie's story is told comic-style. The main narrative follows a day in the life of super-shy seventh grader Emmie, who rarely speaks to a soul at school occasional sections follow "Katie," super-popular and impossibly perfect (she gets straight As, her parents have never embarrassed her, and everyone wants to be her BFF). Many readers will recognize themselves in Emmie and her friends, who are at once self-conscious and eager to be seen for who they are. Following the discovery of the love note, Katie comes to Emmie's defense, comforts her, and encourages her to stand up for herself. Inevitably, Emmie drops hers, and it is found and circulated by the obnoxious class clown. Or text." To amuse themselves during lunch in the chaotic cafeteria, Emmie and her best (and only) friend Bri compose gushy love notes to their secret crushes. In homeroom, she notices "that quiet girl. Interspersed between the illustrated chapters are comics-style panels featuring Katie, a pretty, popular, friendly, confident girl also going through the same middle school day. She copes by disappearing into her drawing notebook. Gr 5–8-Readers follow a day in the life of Emmie, a shy, quiet eighth grader, as she scrambles to finish her homework, dreads gym class, and navigates hallways full of gossipy girls and spitty boys.
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