Family Life, School, Humor, United States, City Life 

Is Emerald's cramped, run-down apartment Stucksville, or something more? "I should worry, I should care. In another year, I'm outta here." All her life, Emerald has been singing that tune. Her parents are struggling actors, always on the move. So what if their New York City apartment is so cramped and messy that her mother calls it Stucksville? Before long, Emerald will be "outta here"-in a new city and a new school. But something remarkable happens when Emerald's know-it-all neighbor Angel bullies her into joining forces on their class project. The fourth graders are supposed to write essays titled My New York. Instead, Emerald begins re-creating her own apartment in miniature. It's "an essay with no words," says Angel. It's also a springboard for making Emerald take another look at everything in her building from a whole new perspective. Could it be that Emerald's New York is a lot bigger-and much more interesting-than tiny Stucksville? Hilarious and heartfelt, this new novel by the author of the acclaimed Rosy Cole books celebrates the true meaning of home. - from Amzon