ADULT
Released:
"In sum, a series of funny episodes that don't really coalesce but are still very entertaining."
Matthew Martin is back—in a rather disappointing follow-up to Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes (1989).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 28, 1974
"Marcy's tense family situation is really the subject here; the instant therapeutic effect of Ms. Finney, a sort of denim, skirted deus ex machina, is a cop-out."
At its worst, this is a trite and trendy saga of how a junior high English class gets it together to fight for the job of Ms. Finney — a paragon of an innovative teacher who puts across dangling participles and sensitivity sessions with equal ease.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 1978
"Not improbable, but shallow—a synthetic slice of "typical teenage" life."
Thirteen-year-old Cassie starts her first-person story with the assertion that "Pistachio nuts, the red ones, cure any problem," and she ends with "Twinkles, I bet, are the answer"—a fair enough indication of the level of growth that has transpired in between.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 29, 1981
"Danziger's fans probably won't mind, but neither will they be stretched an inch."
Danziger's camp novel has Marcy from The Cat Ate My Gymsuit tapped by English teacher Ms. Finney to be a CIT (Counselor-in-Training) at a summer arts camp.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1982
"But there isn't much to find behind these snappy lines and readymade attitudes."
Like other Danziger ninth graders, Phoebe Brooks works out problems with her divorced parents and, on the side, acquires a boyfriend who's a "good kisser" and a caring person.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 3, 1986
"Her audiences will not be disappointed."
This new novel by the popular Danziger features a heroine who lives in the year 2057 but whose problems will seem familiar to today's teens.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 1987
"The author does communicate an upbeat, positive impression of life in the Big Apple, but it's a vague impression, from a single angle."
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1989
"Not as deft, or as deep, as Byars, but sure to entertain."
Sixth-grader Matthew is the class tease; and some of his "jokes," like putting gum in a girl's long hair, are more mean than funny.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1991
"This third Matthew story stands alone, but will have readers asking for the others. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Completing sixth grade, Matthew notices that "everything is getting so complicated...everything around him is changing": older sister Amanda is hostile and rebellious; his parents appear publicly in weird costumes for his mother's message-delivery service.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 1992
"Danziger's sure touch with dialogue, pixie humor, and unobtrusive ability to tuck in moral messages nicely complement the warm portrait of Matthew's parents and their relationship with their children. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Matthew Martin, 11, last met in Make Like a Tree and Leave (1990), faces reality when his parents decree that he must earn half the money to buy the expensive computer program he craves.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 13, 1994
"The familiar story is nicely individualized in Amber's buoyant, authentically childlike narration; it's grand to have Danziger add books for younger readers to her many popular titles for the older crowd. (Fiction. 6-9)"
As Amber tells he, teasing third-grade classmates, she's not a crayon color but a girl — messy but well adjusted, lucky in a teacher who makes a game of studying other countries, trying to forget that best-friend Justin is moving to Alabama as soon as his parents can sell their house.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 19, 1994
"The YA equivalent of popcorn: After an hour, you'll forget you ever read it. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Teenage Kendra Kaye and her family fly to London for Christmas, where they'll see dreamboat Frank Lee, her family's summer house guest in New York in Remember Me to Harold Square (1987).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 12, 1995
"Seasoned with puns and repartee, and leavened with a bit of insight, this easy chapter book is a thoroughly enjoyable read. (Fiction. 8-10)"
Now that her best friend has moved away, Amber (Amber Brown Is not a Crayon, 1994, etc.) is facing fourth grade and the difficulty of finding a new best friend in a class where everyone has already paired off.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2001
"On the other hand, this and its companion, It's Justin Time, Amber Brown (ISBN 0-399-23470-5), will serve as primers for the Captain Underpants crowd. (Easy reader. 5-8)"
This Amber Brown easy reader, aimed at younger readers than the originals, feels choppy and a little too involved with bathroom humor for its own good, even considering the audience.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2001
"The author's scrapbook art may inspire readers to try crafting their own documentary pages. (Fiction. 9-11)"
Danziger (What a Trip, Amber Brown, 2001, etc.) breaks new ground with this amusing middle-school story illustrated in a novel way—with scrapbook art by the author done in the style of the sixth-grade narrator, Skate Tate.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2001
"Danziger shows her usual deft touch with childhood feelings and family dynamics, adding another original story with genuine humor and emotion to the growing chronicle of Amber's life. (Easy reader. 5-9)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2001
"The stage is set for more tales about Ms. Light's Bright Lights, and Amber's adoring fans will be ready for more second-grade fun. (Easy reader. 5-9)"
First- and second-grade teachers (and their students) will be especially interested in this laugh-out-loud, first-person story of Amber's first days in second grade.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2004
"Just like Barfburger Baby. (Picture book. 4-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2012
"Fully faithful to the voice Danziger gave Amber Brown, this visit with an old friend will totally satisfy readers. (afterword by Danziger's niece, "the real Amber Brown") (Fiction. 7-11)"
