Now Amelia feels she might get use to living in Oopa. Surprisingly, Cleo also bought Amelia a new poster to say sorry about the old one. It is a new poster for the two to color, when Nadia comes to visit. Nadia calls just as Amelia starts to open the package. Leah invites Amelia over to her house to play with Leah's watercolor paints.Īmelia walks home after school, and finds a package from Nadia waiting for her. At recess, Amelia is drawing in her notebook, when Leah goes up to Amelia and introduces herself. The class gives her warm welcome, and she feels right at home. Finally, she finds the room and feels nervous at first. Amelia still has a hard time sleeping and begins a story, but never finishes it.Īmelia wakes up and is dreading starting the day at her new school. Later that night, Amelia cannot sleep and goes to the living room. Amelia tries to call Nadia, but someone else answers and tells her Nadia is busy. They arrive at their new house, each sees the house differently, but Amelia is the only one who is not excited.Īll three go into the house, and Cleo immediately calls dibs on her room. Amelia writes a story about a ghost girl, who dies because her mom made her move and sends it to Nadia. The only brightside is when, they get off the road and into a hotel. Cleo often sings off-key, while chewing gum. The road trip to the new house is long, and boring. Lastly Amelia writes her name in the closet and leaves. Nothing stopped them and Amelia tearfully says goodbye to her room and the various cracks in the walls. She and Nadia labeled all the boxes 'Nucleur Waste' in hopes that the movers would not be able to move them. Cleo walks off and Amelia's best friend, Nadia comes over to help Amelia pack, and tries to cheer her up. The two argue about who is the rightful owner of the poster just before it rips. Amelia becomes annoyed and starts writing in her notebook about it.Īmelia is in her and Cleo's shared room, when Cleo starts to take down a poster. In the midst, Amelia stops her throwing away a chipped cup Amelia had made her. Her mom asks her again, while she is cleaning and sorting out what to keep or throw away. Later Amelia is sitting on the kitchen floor and still has not packed yet. Cleo thanks her mom for the address book she received, and Amelia tries to comprehend why her mother only gave Cleo a address book and Amelia a notebook. Cleo, her sister is absolutely thrilled to be getting her own room in a whole new place.Īmelia and Cleo eat breakfast, while their mom asks Amelia if she has packed yet.

However, the day has finally came, moving day that is, and she seems to be the only one not willing to leave. She pictures a bright sunny day, she and Nadia are planning a story.

Moving day.' -Amelia when she woke upĪmelia introduces herself and describes the wonderful dream she was having just before waking up. ' I woke up and I remembered what day it really was.

Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss