Ernestine & Amanda

By Sandra Belton

Book Overview

Ernestine doesn't like Amanda--Miss Stuck-up, who acts like she knows everything. And Amanda doesn't like Ernestine, either--Fatso Ernestine, who thinks she's such a terrific piano player, and worst of all, has stolen Amanda's best friend, Alicia. Why does fate keep throwing them together, at Miss Elder's piano lessons, at church, at a party?Now a famous musician, Camille Nickerson, is coming to town to give a recital, and Miss Elder's students are competing for the chance to perform at her concert. Amanda has found the perfect piece to make sure Miss Nickerson chooses her. Surely such an honor won't go to Fatso Ernestine.But on the most horrible day of Amanda's life, no one can make her feel better..except maybe Ernestine.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689808488
• ISBN13: 9780689808487
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A Tale of Enemies and Friendship

This book is a wonderful story about two completely different girls who find themselves brought together through several incidents. After stolen friends, fights, competitions, and more, Ernestine and Amanda have come a little closer to being friends, while remaining in an "in-between" zone as not yet friends, and not yet enemies. The story continues in, "Summer Camp: Ready or Not!" which is another excellent addition to the series. I enjoyed this book, just because of the "well-writteness" of the story. Ernestine and Amanda are like real people almost, experiencing real life issues, real hate, and real friendship.