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molly_benevides's review
4.0
I just love Clementine! We will be reading the rest of the series, that's for sure.
egreads67's review
4.0
Just finished reading this with one of my third graders. We loved it! It reminded me so much of Beezus and Ramona.
bak8382's review
4.0
This is another lovely entry in the Clementine series. I thought the talent highlighted in the end was also a nice touch. It really played into one of Clementine's skills that can be viewed negatively at school and I'm sure other children can relate. The illustrations are also nicely done. Looking forward to reading the 3rd book, [b:Clementine's Letter|579069|Clementine's Letter (Clementine, #3)|Sara Pennypacker|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1441176729l/579069._SX50_.jpg|565981], soon.
lawilliams26's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a_manning11's review
5.0
This story about Clementine is even better than the first one. Hard to believe. Clementine faces a 3rd and 4th grade talent show for a good cause. And she realizes she has no talent! Not true, just not one that you can perform onstage... but that doesn't help.
At the end of the book she is the star of the talent night - go ahead and find out how!
At the end of the book she is the star of the talent night - go ahead and find out how!
caiken4's review
5.0
As always these books are fabulous! Relatable to both kids and adults. She does an amazing job capturing the essence of a third grader. What things can be so monumental and embarrassing to someone at that age and also the unlikely ways you find yourself in the process. :) Looking forward to the next book.....
missprint_'s review
5.0
Writer Sarah Pennypacker and illustrator Marla Frazee join forces once again to continue exploring the adventures of Clementine, a very unique third grader with a very big problem in “The Talented Clementine” (the second book in the Clementine series).
In order to raise money for the school, Clementine’s class is going to have a talent show where every student is expected to take part. That’s all well and good if you have a talent, but Clementine doesn’t seem to have any. Every other kid (literally) in the class is doing cartwheels. Her best friend, lovably-snooty Margaret the fourth grader, is going to explain how to dress fashionably. Everyone seems to have a great act. Except for Clementine.
In her search for a talent, Clementine discovers a lot of things she can do like math in her head better than her own father or Margaret’s brother (who is not, Clementine is quick to point out, her boyfriend). But you can’t do math in a talent show. Margaret tries to pass one of her numerous, and alphabetized, talents to Clementine. But after an ill-advised encounter with beer bottle caps, glue, and a pair of sneakers that seems like maybe not the best idea.
Just as Clementine is at the end of the rope, sure she has nothing to offer to the show–her school’s principal realizes something Clementine had missed bringing everyone’s new favorite third grader out on top.
I really loved the first installment in this series (”Clementine”) and was thrilled to find that “The Talented Clementine” is just as good. Pennypacker keeps all of the good things from the first book while expanding the characters here. This book spends more time at Clementine’s school and with Clementine’s very cool, very likable mom and dad.
I also like that the book has some real drama as Clementine struggles to find a talent without getting too sad. By the end of the story everything is okay and, more importantly perhaps, Clementine and readers realize that everyone does have a talent (even if it’s not always something you can perform on stage).
Frazee’s illustrations continue to add to the prose making Clementine and her world even more vibrant than the text already does. The continuity is also admirable. It is clear from the illustrations of Margaret that her hair is growing out. Which, believe it or not, brings me to the next point: While the stories do work together, this book can stand alone. It would, of course, be better to read the series in order but not vital.
I dare say “The Talented Clementine” is as good as its predecessor “Clementine” and am anxiously awaiting the third installment in the series (”Clementine’s Letter” is scheduled to release this April). I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Clementine is a vivid, independent character who has the capacity to make reading fun for readers of all ages.
In order to raise money for the school, Clementine’s class is going to have a talent show where every student is expected to take part. That’s all well and good if you have a talent, but Clementine doesn’t seem to have any. Every other kid (literally) in the class is doing cartwheels. Her best friend, lovably-snooty Margaret the fourth grader, is going to explain how to dress fashionably. Everyone seems to have a great act. Except for Clementine.
In her search for a talent, Clementine discovers a lot of things she can do like math in her head better than her own father or Margaret’s brother (who is not, Clementine is quick to point out, her boyfriend). But you can’t do math in a talent show. Margaret tries to pass one of her numerous, and alphabetized, talents to Clementine. But after an ill-advised encounter with beer bottle caps, glue, and a pair of sneakers that seems like maybe not the best idea.
Just as Clementine is at the end of the rope, sure she has nothing to offer to the show–her school’s principal realizes something Clementine had missed bringing everyone’s new favorite third grader out on top.
I really loved the first installment in this series (”Clementine”) and was thrilled to find that “The Talented Clementine” is just as good. Pennypacker keeps all of the good things from the first book while expanding the characters here. This book spends more time at Clementine’s school and with Clementine’s very cool, very likable mom and dad.
I also like that the book has some real drama as Clementine struggles to find a talent without getting too sad. By the end of the story everything is okay and, more importantly perhaps, Clementine and readers realize that everyone does have a talent (even if it’s not always something you can perform on stage).
Frazee’s illustrations continue to add to the prose making Clementine and her world even more vibrant than the text already does. The continuity is also admirable. It is clear from the illustrations of Margaret that her hair is growing out. Which, believe it or not, brings me to the next point: While the stories do work together, this book can stand alone. It would, of course, be better to read the series in order but not vital.
I dare say “The Talented Clementine” is as good as its predecessor “Clementine” and am anxiously awaiting the third installment in the series (”Clementine’s Letter” is scheduled to release this April). I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Clementine is a vivid, independent character who has the capacity to make reading fun for readers of all ages.