Emma Dilemma and the Camping Nanny (Emma Dilemma series)
Grade 2–4—Nine-year-old Emma lives with her four siblings, her parents, and, most importantly, her nanny, Annie. Her life begins to change when Bo, Annie's boyfriend, begins to spend time with Annie on the weekends and evenings, and Emma doesn't like sharing her nanny. Then Emma's best friend, Luisa, becomes friends with Katie, and Emma is so overcome with jealousy that she begins to make poor decisions. During a camping trip, Emma decides to make Bo look like a coward. The plan backfires, and she realizes that Annie will never be lonely because of Emma's family and Bo, and that it's possible to love more than one person. Beginning chapter-book readers will enjoy meeting these characters, and many children will relate to Emma's feelings of being left out and jealous.—Marilyn Teicher, New York City Public SchoolsCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.