Every time I read an Amelia Rules! graphic novel, I start it and think it’s a hot mess and the story is all over the place, and this time is no different.  But as I get into the story, there is always some redeeming quality of Amelia that wins me over and I end up enjoying the story.  After messing around in the morning, Amelia is late for school and ends up working with a girl on her enemy list, one whom she absolutely can’t stand.  They have to work on a project about Nancy Reagan only Amelia doesn’t do her part and research who Nancy Reagan even is.  This causes a lot of bickering and name-calling.  They eventually get their project done but it’s terrible and they earn a grade of F-.  Their teacher is so upset with them that they each earn an hour of detention time.  But lo and behold, they actually use the detention time to figure out that they shouldn’t be mortal enemies and it was all a big misunderstanding.  They even go so far as to figure out that the people they hang out with contributed to the misunderstanding.  What they realize is that they actually have a lot in common and become friends.  I just love these Amelia Rules! books because the kids learn about life in such a natural way and I hope that readers of these books can use the advice.