Maryellen The One And Only, Valerie Tripp
Maryellen The One And Only, Valerie Tripp
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Maryellen: The One And Only

Author: Valerie Tripp

Narrator: Rachel L. Jacobs

Unabridged: 2 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2022


Synopsis

In this first book of her series, Maryellen Larkin wants to stand out. But with five brothers and sisters, it’s not so easy.

Giving herself a haircut doesn’t go quite the way she expects—and when she draws a cartoon of her teacher on the first day of fourth grade, she draws more attention than she wants! At least her drawing skills help her make an interesting new friend. Together, they might be able to win the Geography Bee—but only if Maryellen can find a way to help her old friends get past their prejudice.

This audiobook includes a historical “Looking Back” section.

About The Author

Valerie Tripp says that she became a writer because of the kind of person she is. She says she’s curious, and writing requires you to be interested in everything. Talking is her favorite sport, and writing is a way of talking on paper. She’s a daydreamer, which helps her come up with her ideas. And she loves words. She even loves the struggle to come up with just the right words as she writes and rewrites. Ms. Tripp lives in Maryland with her husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on December 10, 2015

In addition to keeping track of books on Goodreads, I also write a notebook list. When I recorded this book and its sequel, I wrote heavy quotation marks around "classic." I don't care if this is an addition to the classic American Girl line and gets the same cover/title treatment as their revamp: a......more

Goodreads review by Cristi on May 04, 2020

Lauren got this book when Santa brought a Maryellen doll, and she asked me to read it to her. The American Girl books do an excellent job of describing the time period the girls live in -- the 1950s in this case. I loved the description of Maryellen's Florida home and the trouble Maryellen got into......more

Goodreads review by Carolynne on January 25, 2016

I miss the historical notes and photos at the end of the book as they appeared in the earlier American Girl books. They added depth and background and made the books useful for teaching a historical period.......more

Goodreads review by Emily on April 30, 2017

This book crammed what would've been Mary Ellen's meet book, her school book and her Christmas book into one with just a bunch of chapters and no dividers between where the different stories would be. So I felt like each storyline didn't really get the depth it would've gotten if the books were stil......more

Goodreads review by Jessa on January 02, 2017

I enjoyed this way more than I had expected. Maryellen is endearing and well-intentioned. I guess it says something when you start identifying more with the mom in the stories.........more