Excellent Emma
Illustrator
Jamie Harper
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication Year
2009
ISBN
9780670063109
Pages
130 pages
Genre
realism
Format
chapter book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Emma McGraw's third-grade class is getting ready for Winter Games Day, and Emma wants to win a prize more than anything. It would be the perfect way to make her father proud. But the rest of the class has mixed feelings about Winter Games Day. Jared is desperate to be the fastest runner and the farthest jumper, Fiona is worried about her weak ankles, and Annie Pat doesn't seem to care at all. When the big day arrives, nothing goes exactly as planned, but Emma is still determined to be as excellent as she can be.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Divorce; Step parent; divorced parents; step mother
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
father and step mother
Awards
Children's Catalog Supplement to Nineteenth Edition, 2009
Keywords
winter games; school; prize
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Warner, Sally, "Excellent Emma" (2009). Diverse Families. 1057.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1057