The Ellie McDoodle Diaries 5: Ellie for President

The Ellie McDoodle Diaries #6

by Ruth McNally Barshaw

When Ellie McDoodle starts a school newspaper, she gets the scoop on the upcoming class officer elections. Ellie's friends and family convince her to run for president, so she starts a campaign (with lots of creative posters and props, of course). But when the competition gets tough, Ellie is nervous about running against her classmates and her new crush.Readers will want to vote for Ellie as they follow the relatable emotions surrounding the class elections and Ellie's first crush in this illustrated, quirky series that's perfect for fans who love the Dork Diaries and the Treehouse Books."Reminiscent of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid. . . . Humorous and realistic." --SLJ on The Ellie McDoodle New Kid in School

Genres: Middle Grade

178 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 23, 2014

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ellie for President is the final book in the Ellie McDoodle series, and, unfortunately, it's one of the somewhat weaker entries. Like the fourth book, Most Valuable Player, this one still has cute illustrations but has a few too many subplots all muddled together. I also could have done without the emphasis on crushes since this is a lower-middle-grade book.

[Jia ♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book so are the rest.

[Historic Hummingbird · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lol I loved it! SO funny!

[Melina Carlborg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh this book is so good this girl Elli is running for 6th grade president and has this secret crush

[Brenda]

Ellie likes to Doodle in her sketch journal, she is such a wonderful doodler that her friends tell her that she should put her art on a blog. They also start to make a a school magazine, that is until Ellie's art work of Principal Ping leaves them working for the school newspaper with a supervising teacher. Being on the newspaper does have its advantages, especially when Ellie gets the scoop about class elections. But now that her friends are pushing her to run, does she have what it takes?

Ellie For President includes information about running for class elections, what it means to be a good candidate, fears about public speaking and how it's important to listen to your conscience. Ellie has many flaws and is conflicted about running for office. She would rather spend her time on the school newspaper, but she also doesn't want to let her friends down. She also struggles because the boy that she is crushing on is running for the election too. How she resolves all of these seems to work. The book is written in the form of a diary and given Ellie's passion for art, there are many illustrations. Barshaw includes step by step instructions to draw a bird or rabbit, how to make an origami butterfly, a flip book, and a tri-fold butterfly note. The Ellie McDoodle Diaries would appeal to eight to twelve year old MG readers that enjoy comic/diary style books.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title-The Ellie McDoodle Diaries: Ellie for President
Author-Ruth McNally Barshaw
Publisher-Bloomsbury Children’s Books
ISBN-9781619630611
Copyright date-2014
Hardback
Pages-170
Type of Book –Fiction
Grade Range –4,5,6,
Use- Recreation
Type Size- Average
Format –Chapter
Illustration Type- Black and White
Illustration Rating- Good
Genres- Realistic, Coming of Age
Literary Merit- Good
Characterization- Good
Recommended
Summary-Ellie McDougal is a 6th grader who has a group of friends that call themselves FOES (Friends of Epic Sagacity) which means wisdom. They begin their own magazine which ends up becoming the school paper. Ellie is the editor. Her friends also convince her to run for school president. She runs against her school crush Jake.
Evaluation-This book is great for middle school kids. It’s written in the format of a journal which kids will like. Ellie is a realistic character that real kids could relate to. She has good friends and strong family support. The activities that she and her friends get involved in are positive. Ellie is a great role model for middle school kids.

[Elaine Fultz, Teacher Librarian, MLS · Rating 2 out of 5]

This sixth Ellie McDoodle book focuses on Ellie’s involvement with the school newspaper, student council elections and her crush on Jake, a fellow candidate. Ellie’s family is wacky and supportive, and her classmates & best friends are a racially diverse 6th grade collective. Yet another Diary of a Wimpy Kid wannabe, this series manages to capture some realistic middle school action but without any of the humor. The writing leaps between school and home awkwardly, possibly as an actual 6th grade doodle-diary might, but it feels random and weird rather than authentic. Dork Diaries (Russell) and Popularity Papers (Ignatow) do a better job of a female version of Greg Heffley & co.

[Rajasekar · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to copy the book in powerpoint because i dont have a printing faclities

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun book in the series that makes the point of trying to be true to yourself.