Goodbye, Amanda the Good

By Susan Richards Shreve

Book Overview

Amanda Bates, older sister of Joshua T. Bates, has always been a "good girl," gotten good grades, and played by the rules. But now that she's in junior high, Amanda is discovering that those rules... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679892419
• ISBN13: 9780679892410
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Goodbye, Amanda the Good

This story is about a girl named Amanda. She dyed her hair when she thought it would come out black but, instead of coming out black it came out purple. Amanda wanted to dye her hair black because Fern, the most powerful member of the club at Alice Deal Junior High, had dyed it the same color. Alice Deal was a junior high and Amanda went to it. Amanda had a brother named Joshua and a sister named Georgianna. She liked it better in her elementary school named Mirch Elementary. She would always get straight A's in Elementary and excellent's throughout the day. Then Fern started talking to Amanda and told her to smoke a little bit of the cigarette that she had because when Amanda was in the bathroom washing her hands Fern asked Amanda if she had a spare cigarette Amanda lied and said that she didn't have one right now. Then Amanda's parents were talking about her report card and when it came. Amanda said to her parents that the report card didn't have all A's. Then the next day the report card came. Then her dad saw the report card it had all C's except for a B in P.E. and D's in math and social studies. When she got to school and was at her locker she met Slade. He was only the hottest in the junior high. Fern was jealous of Amanda so she told Amanda things that weren't true about Slade. Slade was Amanda's boyfriend. And then Fern told Amanda to steal some products at CVS and she did. Slade said that for Amanda to not be in the club because Fern makes people hate each other and like Fern so he told Amanda not to join the club. He said the club was more like a gang. Then Fern asked it Amanda wanted to be in the club and she said no so later on Fern called and said that she asked Slade's so-called girlfriend, that was a skinny blond, to join the club.

Goodbye, Amanda the good

Hello i'm Monica .Susan shreve has created a book of when a girl named Amanda Bates turns good to bad . This girl is now in junor high and all these changes like ,dieing her hair black ,skipping classes ,wearing her mums black clothes. Now she has muddled up with the 9th graders who smoke and take drugs . A boy named slade and a girl named fern who want Amanda to join a club .She even gets in a adventure with fern in shoplifting.This book is for 8-13 year old children .They will be able to connect with Amanda.

A Great Book!

Amanda Bates is the sister of Joshua Bates. She was a good girl with good grades and good behavior, until now. Now she is in junior high and because of puberty, she dies her hair and skips school. This book is good for kids 10-13. They will be able to connect with Amanda.