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couillac's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first experience with Clementine, and I just loved her and her family. The "new sibling" themes were handled in a way that was authentic and felt very fresh, and the writing was clever, engaging, and great to read aloud. I had to keep bugging Adam with passages that I just needed to share!
kslhersam's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story. I don't like Clementine as much as Ramona, but it's a good beginning chapter book with some pictures for my 5 year old to look at while I read.
ashleyreadsanything's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
juliasgomez's review against another edition
3.0
This book did its job. It entertained me. But it wasn't too "special". It was a normal middle grade book. I've always enjoyed Clementine books, and this is possibly my favorite. Clementine is really naive, but mayne it's her age. i recommend this book. But Only for people who enjoy middle grade.
jenunderhill's review against another edition
5.0
I love, love, love Clementine. Every one of her books is sweet, funny, and touching. Another win!! Sara Pennypacker has such a way with her stories and Jessica Almasy's narration is perfect. I've listened to the audiobook version on four out of the five books and it is my favorite way to experience Clementine.
pussreboots's review against another edition
4.0
In Clementine and the Family Meeting by Sarah Pennypacker is the fifth of the Clementine series. Clementine's life is about to change and it all begins with the dreaded family meeting.
At school Clementine has to contend with her missing lab rat (number 18) and her lab partners' unrealistic expectations of what can be accomplished with such short notice. Clementine, like Horrible Harry, has a soft spot for living creatures. She's more distraught over the well being of missing eighteen than on what the rat's absence will do for her grade.
At home, Clementine has a family meeting looming. She's been extra good and can't figure what she could have possibly done to warrant a meeting. I felt bad for her as she fretted over the unknown.
The problems at school and the problems at home are thematically tied. While Clementine isn't happy with the family news, she does come to accept it. She also sees it as an opportunity to find the missing eighteen by rethinking the rat's disappearance.
I recommend the book to fans of the series, kids who are ready to move on from the Junie B. Jones books, and children who are faced with being big brothers or sisters in the near future.
At school Clementine has to contend with her missing lab rat (number 18) and her lab partners' unrealistic expectations of what can be accomplished with such short notice. Clementine, like Horrible Harry, has a soft spot for living creatures. She's more distraught over the well being of missing eighteen than on what the rat's absence will do for her grade.
At home, Clementine has a family meeting looming. She's been extra good and can't figure what she could have possibly done to warrant a meeting. I felt bad for her as she fretted over the unknown.
The problems at school and the problems at home are thematically tied. While Clementine isn't happy with the family news, she does come to accept it. She also sees it as an opportunity to find the missing eighteen by rethinking the rat's disappearance.
I recommend the book to fans of the series, kids who are ready to move on from the Junie B. Jones books, and children who are faced with being big brothers or sisters in the near future.
rothcoe's review against another edition
5.0
It is impossible for me to not totally love Clementine. These books are well written and sweet without being overly treacley. Clementine is whip-smart and an awesome role model character. Scenarios are plausible (mostly) and the family dynamic is full of love and actual interactions - parents get frustrated and siblings don't always get along. Friendships are real. I love love love Clementine.
tashrow's review against another edition
5.0
This is the fifth book in the wonderful Clementine series. In this book, Clementine is very worried because the Family Meeting sign is hung up at home. She just knows that she has done something wrong again. So she goes out of her way to demonstrate how kind she is to her little brother, how neat she can be, and how she eats healthy foods. Clementine is surprised to find out that none of those things are on the agenda, instead their family will have a new addition. And it’s not the gorilla that Clementine has been asking for. It’s a new baby! Clementine knows how she feels about that. She is not happy at all. How in the world will their family ever be able to change from the perfection of four people into the odd number of five?
Pennypacker writes Clementine with such a surety and steadiness that readers who have enjoyed the previous books will immediately feel at home between the covers. Clementine’s family may be changing in numbers, but readers who enjoy the deft parenting, the clever comments, and Clementine herself will be thrilled to know that those things have not changed at all. In this book, Clementine’s relationship with her younger brother is shown as one of the growth points. She continues to call him by vegetable names, but their relationship changes and matures too.
Frazee continues to depict a warm and wonderful family that embraces the quirkiness of one another. From the springing curls on Clementine’s head to the ferocious scowl she gets on her face, Clementine is a vivacious and wonderful character. My favorite image from the book is where Clementine’s mother and brother are asleep together on the couch with all of his trucks parked around them. Perfection.
Another stellar addition to the Clementine series. This is one series that you will want to read in its entirety, because everyone needs a Clementine in their lives. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
Pennypacker writes Clementine with such a surety and steadiness that readers who have enjoyed the previous books will immediately feel at home between the covers. Clementine’s family may be changing in numbers, but readers who enjoy the deft parenting, the clever comments, and Clementine herself will be thrilled to know that those things have not changed at all. In this book, Clementine’s relationship with her younger brother is shown as one of the growth points. She continues to call him by vegetable names, but their relationship changes and matures too.
Frazee continues to depict a warm and wonderful family that embraces the quirkiness of one another. From the springing curls on Clementine’s head to the ferocious scowl she gets on her face, Clementine is a vivacious and wonderful character. My favorite image from the book is where Clementine’s mother and brother are asleep together on the couch with all of his trucks parked around them. Perfection.
Another stellar addition to the Clementine series. This is one series that you will want to read in its entirety, because everyone needs a Clementine in their lives. Appropriate for ages 7-10.
aoutrance's review against another edition
4.0
I just love that the book starts out with Clementine telling Margaret that she's "having a nervous breakdown!" as she huffs into a seat on the bus. She's a riot.
Her feelings about being left behind by Margaret as she boards the Makeup Plane are particularly profound - I think it's a feeling a lot of us had about one of our friends for any particular reason (getting more interested in boys while you still like toys, going away to a really good school while you're at community college, getting a fantastic job in their field while you're struggling to get interviews... it's really not relegated to just Clementine's age).
Her feelings about being left behind by Margaret as she boards the Makeup Plane are particularly profound - I think it's a feeling a lot of us had about one of our friends for any particular reason (getting more interested in boys while you still like toys, going away to a really good school while you're at community college, getting a fantastic job in their field while you're struggling to get interviews... it's really not relegated to just Clementine's age).
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