A review by rachel_abby_reads
Amber Brown #9: Amber Brown Is Green With Envy by Anne Mazer, Paula Danziger
3.0
My daughter read this book for a school book report, and since her reading comprehension isn't always what one could wish, I felt the need to double check.
The title was only tenuously linked to the story. "Amber Brown in the Middle" would have been a better title.
Amber's parents are divorced and her mother is getting remarried. The unfortunate games that parents play with each other and their children are illustrated from the child's point of view. It's hard to feel anything other than sympathy for the child who's life is getting ripped apart by parents who decided that they just "don't love each other anymore."
Parents who divorce because one or the other (or both of them) have been selfish shouldn't be surprised when children in their turn become "unreasonable" about accomdoating parents in their wishes.
The title was only tenuously linked to the story. "Amber Brown in the Middle" would have been a better title.
Amber's parents are divorced and her mother is getting remarried. The unfortunate games that parents play with each other and their children are illustrated from the child's point of view. It's hard to feel anything other than sympathy for the child who's life is getting ripped apart by parents who decided that they just "don't love each other anymore."
Parents who divorce because one or the other (or both of them) have been selfish shouldn't be surprised when children in their turn become "unreasonable" about accomdoating parents in their wishes.