Second Grade Rules, Amber Brown

This easy reader is the last in the A is for Amber Brown series, which ended in 2004, following author Paula Danziger's death. I couldn't get enough of Paula Danziger when I was in middle school, and this story, about second-grader Amber's troubles with a messy desk, reminded me of the reasons I lov......more

I think this book was a great story. I enjoyed hearing all of Amber's thoughts and feelings as we went along the book. The book began on a very positive note as Amber was having a great day and feeling cheerful about everything. Seeing Amber succeed at different things was great, but then getting to......more

As a reader, this book was fun! At first, I thought the book would be about something else. It started off a bit sad with Amber Brown mentioning how her parents yell at each other a lot, but it turned into a fun, cute story. I did not think at any point that this book would be about Deskarina, the d......more

I think this book was great! I really liked how it showed all the reasons that Amber loved second grade so much. I also liked how the first part of the book included the fact that Ambers parents have been fighting some. I think that this shows a struggle that some kids might be going through but it......more

I was gifted this book when I was going into 2nd grade by my teacher. It has always been one of my favorites. Amber Brown is a second grade who likes to win at anything she can. She usually does win but when the desk fairy, Deskarina, is coming to school she has a problem. She is not a girl who keep......more