Amber Brown

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Latest release: September 11, 2014
Series
12
Books
Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon
Book 1·Sep 2006
4.8
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$6.99
Even when her best friend is moving away, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown and Justin Daniels are best friends. They've known each other for practically forever, sit next to each other in class, help each other with homework, and always stick up for each other. Justin never says things like, "Amber Brown is not a crayon." Amber never says, "You're Justin Time." They're a great team—until disaster strikes. Justin has to move away, and now the best friends are fighting. Will they be able to work it out before it's too late?

Along with the ups and downs of shared custody, the Amber Brown chapter books are beloved for tackling relatable dilemmas with thoughtfulness, humor, and plenty of puns.
You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown
Book 2·Sep 2006
4.6
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$7.99
Even when surprises come from all directions, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

It's finally summer and Amber Brown is going to London to visit her aunt Pam and then to Paris to visit with her father. She is one excited kid before she goes. And one itchy kid when she arrives.

Mosquito bites, she thinks. Chicken pox, she finds out.

Is her vacation completely ruined? And now that she can't go to Paris, how will she be able to convince her dad to move back home?
Amber Brown Goes Fourth
Book 3·Oct 2007
4.5
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$6.99
Only Amber Brown can handle going to a new grade without her best friend with such honesty, humor, and heart. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown isn't entirely ready for fourth grade. She has her pens, pencils, new clothes, and new shoes. But the one thing she doesn't have is her best friend, Justin Daniels. Justin has moved away, leaving Amber utterly best friend-less. Amber knows Justin can't be replaced, but she is on the lookout for a new friend. Brandi seems a likely choice, but does Brandi want to choose Amber in return? Will Amber Brown go fourth, and go forth, with a new best friend?

Along with the ups and downs of shared custody, the Amber Brown chapter books are beloved for tackling relatable dilemmas with thoughtfulness, humor, and plenty of puns.
Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit
Book 4·Mar 2008
3.4
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$6.99
Even when trouble seems to get worse and worse, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown is usually very well-behaved. But lately, no matter what she does, it isn't enough. She straightens up her room, sort of. She does her homework, well, most of it. And she agrees to meet Max, her mother's new boyfriend, but she doesn't agree to like him.

Now her mother is angry, her teacher wants all of her homework, and Max keeps trying to make her laugh.

What's Amber to do? All she wants is a little extra credit. She really tries. . . . But how will she succeed?
Forever Amber Brown
Book 5·Nov 2008
3.0
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$6.99
Amber Brown wants a room makeover, not another life makeover.

She's used to changes--finding a new best friend, Brandi...having her old best friend, Justin, move to Alabama...dealing with her parents' divorce...seeing her father move to Paris.

She's even getting used to her mom's boyfriend, Max. The only change that she wants now is to redo her bedroom.

Then Max asks her mom to marry him. If she says yes, they might have to move. And if she says no, Max may leave.

Amber's mom is confused.

Amber is confused.

Next thing Amber knows, she and her mom are on a plane to Alabama. It's time to make some decisions...and it's time to see Justin.
Amber Brown Sees Red
Book 6·Feb 2009
4.1
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$7.99
Even when nothing is going her way, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown's going through a growth spurt . . . and her body's not the only thing that's changing. Her mom and Max are engaged. Her dad is moving back from Paris. And now her school's overrun by skunks, and she feels like she's being held captive in a hot, crowded school bus that's going nowhere.

But growth spurts and skunks are not her only concerns. Why can't her parents agree on anything . . . why did she ever get that haircut . . . and most important, what will happen when Dad moves back?
Amber Brown Is Feeling Blue
Book 7·Oct 1998
5.0
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$6.99
Wow! Mom's boyfriend Max has invited Amber and her mom to Walla Walla, Washington for Thanksgiving. And Amber's dad is coming home from Paris to live nearby. Life couldn't be better. Until Amber's dad calls. He's expecting Amber to spend Thanksgiving with him in New York City. And the grownups are leaving it up to Amber to decide what to do.Suddenly, Amber feels as if she is in the middle of a bad dream...which only gets worse when she goes to school and meets the new girl -- Kelly Green. No way...no one in the class has ever had a two-color name like Amber Brown. Hannah Burton smirks and says, "Let the color wars begin!" Home. School. Nothing is going right. What to do? Amber Brown is feeling blue.
I, Amber Brown
Book 8·Oct 1999
5.0
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$6.99
Even when her parents are simply exasperating, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown loves the holidays. The shopping, the wrapping, the unwrapping. She isn't having any troubles with gifts, but life is another story. She's so happy that her dad has moved back to New Jersey, but her mom isn't. It means the beginning of shared custody, and that means more fighting.

Amber feels as if half of her belongs to her mom and half belongs to her dad, and that doesn't feel good at all.Then her mom says she can't get her ears pierced, but her dad doesn't know that.

Amber makes a decision. Something has to belong to her, so why shouldn't it be her ears?

Full of the fun, humor, and punny dialogue Paul Danziger's famous for, this is a winning entry in the ever popular series.
Amber Brown is Green With Envy
Book 9·Aug 2003
4.0
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$6.99
Even when nothing is going according to plan, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber's parents just aren't acting the way she thinks parents should. Sometimes her dad goes out on dates when he is supposed to be spending time with her. And her Mom went to Disneyland with Aunt Pam while Amber was with her dad (not fair!).

Then Mom and Max decide to get married even sooner and move to a new house—maybe even a new town.

Some kids seem to have no problems . . . and that makes Amber Brown green with envy.
Amber Brown Is Tickled Pink
Book 10·Sep 2012
5.0
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$7.99
No matter what wedding dramas come her way, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+

Amber Brown is excited about her mom and Max’s upcoming wedding. Not only does Amber get to be the Best Child but all her best friends are invited, including Justin, whose family will be making a special trip back to town just for the big event! But when every conversation about the wedding causes a fight about money, they talk about a having a tiny wedding without any family or friends. On top of that she’s on the hunt for the perfect dress and writing her Best Child speech.

Paula Danziger called Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy her best friend and her other best friend, and this close connection enabled them to lovingly capture Amber Brown's voice, sense of humor, big-heartedness, and her fondness for puns.
Amber Brown Is on the Move
Book 11·Sep 2013
5.0
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$6.99
Fun and not-so-fun changes are keeping Amber Brown, the most colorful chapter-book character, hopping!

Now that Amber’s mom and Max are married, the three of them are moving to a new house and Amber is worried about more than just packing. How can she leave the home her dad used to live in? And with her dad dating again, how will they ever find time for just the two of them, like they used to? All of these changes make Amber's head spin, but with standardized tests coming up at school as well as a dance competition, she needs to focus more than ever.…Sometimes, Amber realizes, moving on means taking one step at a time.

Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy perfectly capture the magic, heart, and delightfully punny humor of Paula Danziger’s Amber Brown.
Amber Brown Horses Around
Book 12·Sep 2014
4.0
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$6.99
The most colorful chapter-book character is going to camp!

Amber Brown is one happy camper. She and her best friend, Justin, are spending the summer at Camp Cushetunk. Learning to ride Cinnamon, the sweetest horse ever, is so amazing that Amber doesn’t even mind shoveling her poop.
 

Then Amber becomes the target of a series of pranks. Certain she knows who is behind them, Amber and her friends come up with the biggest prank ever to get revenge.  But the outcome is not what they expect.


Turns out horsing around can lead to big trouble. But sometimes, Amber is surprised to learn, big trouble can lead to big changes for the better.