The Talented Clementine

Sara Pennypacker

Hyperion Book CH, Apr 1, 2008 - Juvenile Fiction - 160 pages

Winner or washout?
When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game—okay, so maybe not all the time. After her teacher announces that the third and fourth graders will be putting on a talent show, Clementine panics. She doesn’t sing or dance or play an instrument. She can’t even hop with finesse. And as if she didn't feel bad enough, her perfect best friend, Margaret, has so many talents, she has to alphabetize them to keep them straight…

As the night of the big "Talent-palooza" draws closer, Clementine is desperate for an act, any act. But the unexpected talent she demonstrates at the show surprises everyone--most of all herself.
This Clementine sequel is sure to bring the house down!

What people are saying

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User Review  - williamlong33 - LibraryThing

This book explores the difficulty Clementine goes through trying to figure out what her talent is. She consults her parents and her friends, but seems like there isn't anything that she's especially ...

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User Review  - Cheryl_in_CC_NV - LibraryThing

This one was just a teeny bit sappy & cliched. Still wonderful. Oh I hope there are more and more and somehow the author keeps up the good work. Tell the illustrator that the 2-page spreads in which ...

Contents

• Section 1: 23
• Section 2: 27
• Section 3: 30

About the author

Sara Pennypacker was a painter before becoming a writer, and has two absolutely fabulous children who are now grown. She has written several books, including Clementine and The Talented Clementine, illustrated by Marla Frazee; Stuart's Cape and Stuart Goes to School, both illustrated by Martin Matje, and Dumbstruck. Sara lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.


Marla Frazee did the illustrations for the first two books in the Clementine series. She is author/illustrator of Walk On!, Santa Claus the World's Number One Toy Expert, and Roller Coaster. She is also the illustrator of The Seven Silly Eaters, Everywhere Babies,and a bunch of other books. Marla works in a small backyard cabin under an avocado tree in Pasadena, California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Talented Clementine; A Clementine Book
• Author: Sara Pennypacker
• Illustrated by: Marla Frazee
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH, 2008
• ISBN: 078683871X, 9780786838714
• Length: 160 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Intermediate; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance