Bibliographic Information
Atkinson, E. (2010). I, Emma Freke. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books. ISBN: 9780761356042.
Plot Summary
Emma sticks out like a sore thumb in her hometown of Homeport, MA. She's too tall, too smart, and too shy. On top of it all, her name is Emma Freke (as in "am a freak") and she has a completely unengaged mother and a father she's never met. When Emma is invited to a Freke family reunion, she feels like she's finally found the place where she belongs. However, not all is what it seems at the Freke family gathering. Outsider Emma must find the courage to stand up for the people her own family have ostracized.
Review
Aunt Pat is a controlling bully, using the threat of disinheritance to coerce the rest of the family into obeying her every whim, even if it means blackballing members of the family. This book is unique in that it talks about adult to adult bullying and the role of money in adult power dynamics. Like many other tween bullying books, it also points out the need to change one's environment in order to regain self-esteem and personal power.
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