I, Emma Freke, Elizabeth Atkinson (Paperback)
234 pages, Carolrhoda Books (2010). (ISBN: 978-0-761-38500-4)
Read on March 18, 2015
★★★
I read this entire novel in a single day, which says more about me than it does about the novel. I'm not really sure what it was that I thought I was expecting, but I'm also not sure that this was it.
Emma is a normal 12 year old, as far as I can tell; in fact, she doesn't realize just how average she is. Then, she goes on an adventure that makes her realize that she is more than she ever believed she was. This is one of those novels that kids should read so that they can see that the biggest challenge that they have to overcome is learning to love and respect themselves, and that once they do that, the rest will all fall into place. It addresses issues that many teens and preteens will find relatable, such as not knowing quite where they fit in socially, and feeling insecure about their own abilities. Emma finds that, when she steps outside of her comfort zone, she realizes what makes her unique and how she can use that to feel more confident, rather than holding it against herself.
Some of the elements of the story were a little cliched and left me, as a reader, hoping for something more, but overall it was a good story, well-told. The characters were well-developed (only a few minor characters really left me wondering who they really were) and none of the plot elements felt too strained or unrealistic. I know that this isn't a story that everyone is going to enjoy reading or find relatable, but I liked it and I would definitely recommend it, especially for young adults.
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