Emma-Jean Lazarus approaches reality with her feet grounded firmly in rationality, logic. When the boys in her class engage in a boisterous game of table hockey involving plastic knives and a chicken nugget, Emma-Jean observes, “Adolescent males engage in conspicuous displays to attract the attention of females” (p 4).
Like its predecessor, Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell in Love is eloquent yet simple, endearing yet quirky. The characters are wholesome without being stereotypical. Even the minor adult characters have dimension when seen through Emma-Jean’s keen perspective.
It was a pleasure to see Colleen (Collcakes) mature into a more confident young woman while retaining her optimism and sweetness. Even bad boy Brandon Mahoney seems to be reforming. I had no idea Tarshis was working on a sequel so I was delighted to see this on the children’s cart … I hope she isn’t stopping at two.
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