The Beach Dilemma

By Laura Wiltse Prior, Marta Kissi (Illustrator)

Part of the Emma Just Medium series

Middle child Emma plans to escape her 'medium' role by acting big. Will her plan succeed?

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72 pages· 6,902 words· Est. 58 min read

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Bookroo's summary

Emma, the middle child between her brothers, feels overshadowed on a family beach trip. Tired of being 'just medium,' she hatches a plan to act big and change her role. But will her bold move lead to freedom or another dilemma? As Emma navigates sibling dynamics and her own identity, she must decide if being big is truly the answer. Join Emma on her quest to redefine herself and discover if her plan will bring the change she desires or unexpected challenges.

From the publisher

Even though her family calls her Emma Bemma, Emma knows she is really a dilEmma. The middle kid between her two brothers, whom everyone calls Big and Little, Emma is just Medium. Big thinks he’s the coolest kid on the planet now that he’s ten. He doesn’t want to play with LEGOs, or play anything with Emma anymore. And everyone thinks Little is adorable, even when he picks his nose and eats it! Sometimes Emma feels like the only one who understands her is her Japanese fighting fish, Star, whose tank is stuck in the middle of his two brothers. And as usual, Emma has to ride in the middle seat as her family heads out on a weeklong beach vacation with friends, where being just medium will only get worse! Then Emma has an idea. What if she could get out of being in the middle by taking on a new role? What if she acted BIG? Will things go as planned? Or will she have another huge dilEmma?

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