You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown

You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown by Paula Danziger is from a series of books about a third grade girl. In the book I read from the series Amber Brown has just finished her third grade year and is going to spend two weeks out of her summer in London and Paris, one week with her aunt and the other with her dad. Amber is very excited for both because she has never been out of the country and she hasn't seen her dad since her parents got separated. Unfortunately her plans change when she gets the chicken pox. Will Amber be able to enjoy her vacation and spend time with her father?
    I thought this was a very fun book. I love Amber Brown's character and honesty. She is very vocal about the way she is feeling and I like that about her. Her honesty also makes the books more intersting and unique. I haven't read other books in this series but I am guessing that her being so detailed about what she is thinking and feeling is something that happens in all the books.
    This book would be great for third grade students. The content of the book and level is suited for third grade students and older students as well. This book would be a fun one to use as a read aloud. There are many things in the book that students can relate to and the humor that Amber Brown has will make students laugh. These books would interest girls more than boys because the main character is a girl. This is a great book to interest unmotivated students to read. These are books that I will definitely have in my classroom library. Students will be able to relate to the things that Amber Brown is going through and will motivate them to read more if they like the series.