Is Amber Brown ready for fourth grade? She has new sneakers, new notebooks and pencils, but she doesn’t have what she really needs–a new best friend. How can Amber go fourth without one? Who will be Amber’s best friend?
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"What an adorable book in the same vein as "Allie Finkel's Rules for Girls." My daughter is currently reading this series so I figured I'd see what she was so into, and frankly these are the perfect books for her since the title character, Amber Brown, is likewise trying to come to grips with her parents' divorce and the fact that her father is so far away. Very sweet story with a precocious yet believable fourth grade character."
— Brian (4 out of 5 stars)
" I rated it four stars because it did not say if Amber met Max or if Amber and Brandi became best friends. The book is maily about a girl named Amber and her best firend Justin moved away and she has to get used to going to school with out him also in the mean time so meats a girl named Brandi!!! "
— Riley, 2/18/2014" i read this book when i wuz going to 4th grade too..understand her feeling.especially when ur bff moved! "
— Winnie, 1/31/2014" don't be scared of your teachers "
— Adrian, 1/20/2014" Amber Brown is about to start fourth grade, but she's afraid she won't be able to find a new best friend! Also, her parents' divorce is making things hard for Amber. Eventually, she finds someone to spend time with that doesn't make her miss her other best friend, Justin, so much. "
— Elizabeth, 1/12/2014" Pretty good book, I think the Amber brown books are really, really funny. "
— Kate, 1/10/2014" I don't remember the other books having Amber talk so much like a wise school counselor. She really does know the right thing to do and say all too easily. Brandi definitely talks with more maturity than any 4th-grader I know. But that's ok - this is still funny, and valuable, and enjoyable. "
— Cheryl, 12/4/2013" Amber is a forth grader who is having a hard time transitioning to her parents divorce and her best friend moving away. I remeber changing schools in 4th grade and it actually was pretty easy because I made a lot of new friends. I'm glad Amber made a new best friend and things got better for her. "
— Andrea, 9/19/2013" this book is realy good it has its sad and happy moments.!!!!!!!!!! "
— Lauren, 8/28/2012" Thought about these books a while back but couldn't remember the name then while volunteering at the library I came across them and was so excited because I loved them as a kid. Great Books! "
— Christina, 7/18/2012" Read some of these books a while ago, but they are too easy now. "
— Kelsey, 7/15/2012" It's about going to 4th grade and making friends. K, L, A, H "
— Horace, 3/14/2012" This will be a good read aloud for the beginning of fourth grade because it is quick and easy to understand. Amber is a sympathetic character because she has realistic problems and flaws. "
— Kim, 12/21/2011" One of my favorites author when i was 8 years old, Amber was my hero ! lol "
— Olushola, 5/14/2011" i read this book in 4th grade and fell in love with the book so i read the whole series and i loved all the books and couldnt put them down "
— Chelsea, 5/12/2011" Great book. I wish I would have read it when I was in fourth grade. It's a great perspective on a transitioning fourth grader and a child who has recently gone through a divorce. "
— Maria, 5/11/2011" I thought that this book was really interesting for a fourth grader to read, since I read it when I was in fourth grade. I really enjoyed it and I recommend it, even for 6th graders. "
— Salma, 8/23/2010" Amber faces changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce. Grades 2+ "
— Catherine, 7/24/2010" her friends gone now who will be her friend in 4th grade? "
— vampire, 6/13/2010" Cute story about friends and fitting in. Also discusses single parents dating. The emotions in this book will always ring true. "
— Katherine, 2/15/2010" The girls really liked these stories, and the stories were okay, but we listened to these in the car, and the reader really was not that great. She kept dropping the ends of sentences and sounded really whiny. "
— Tasha, 1/17/2010" I think the book was realy cool.-MG "
— Mustang, 1/17/2010" I read through all the Amber Brown books, and they're pretty cute and fun. They're all either 3 or 4 stars. Danziger does a great job making lovable, creative kids, and she writes to her audience. And the newer second grade Amber Brown books have great illustrations, too. "
— Tara, 11/21/2009Paula Danziger (1945–2004) was an American children’s book author. Beginning her career as a teacher, she taught at the junior high, high school, and college levels. She went on to receive her master’s degree and during that time wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. Some her most critically acclaimed works include the Amber Brown series, Remember Me to Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? In her memory, The Amber Brown Fund was established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them.