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Truly Tyler

Truly Tyler

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  • Author：Terri Libenson
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Summary

A story about being your truest self—and trusting your truest friends—from bestselling author Terri Libenson。 Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale。

Cliques。 Crushes。 Comics。 Middle school。

Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie， his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time。 He wonders why can’t he nerd out on drawing and play ball？

Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush， Tyler。 But she gets the feeling that his friends don’t think she’s cool enough。 Maybe it’s time for a total reinvention。 。 。 。

Don’t miss the rest of the Emmie & Friends series: Invisible Emmie， Positively Izzy， Just Jaime， Becoming Brianna， and You-Niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive Journal！

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Reviews

Wayne McCoy ，

'Truly Tyler' by Terri Libenson is a graphic novel in the Emmie and Friends series。 This is the fifth novel in the series， but the first one I've read， but I was able to pick up on the characters quite easily。Tyler is a popular basketball player。 Emmie is less popular， but one thing they have in common is they both like art。 When they get teamed up for a school project， they decide to collaborate on a graphic novel。 As they work together， Tyler is pulled from basketball practice and his friends 'Truly Tyler' by Terri Libenson is a graphic novel in the Emmie and Friends series。 This is the fifth novel in the series， but the first one I've read， but I was able to pick up on the characters quite easily。Tyler is a popular basketball player。 Emmie is less popular， but one thing they have in common is they both like art。 When they get teamed up for a school project， they decide to collaborate on a graphic novel。 As they work together， Tyler is pulled from basketball practice and his friends tease him about his new friend。 His father also has his own expectations about what Tyler should be doing。This is a really great story about finding your own way and liking what you like without the pressure of friends or family。 There are three different art styles in this book as the chapters alternate between Tyler， Emmie and the comic book they are creating。 I really liked this story and thoroughly enjoyed reading it。I received a review copy of this graphic novel from HarperCollins Children's Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel。 。。。more

Miss Klein ，

This book is going to be a hot commodity in my classroom！ Tyler is a boy torn between two worlds。 He wants to follow in his brother’s footsteps but still loves art。 Emmie partners up with him in art class and they set out to create a comic book。 Tyler and Emmie’s characters go through some big but relatable emotions。 Many kids will see themselves in these characters。 Libenson is a very popular author and she knocks if out of the park with this one。

Lisa D ，

Loved it！

Hattie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book！ I really loved the comic too！ I thought it was great to learn about Tyler like how he plays the trumpet and he has a older brother！ I wish him and Emmie won the art show but I loved that Sarah won！ I would love has a reader to have a book about Anthony or Joe or Sarah or really any other characters！ Keep up the great work Terri！

Elizabeth ，

I just love these books; I can’t wait for many more！

Emily LaSalle ，

This is the best one is the series！ I loved it！

Heather ，

A solid 3。5

Ruby ，

I really loved this book！ Best in the series！ If just tied everything together。 Tyler’s perspective is great and I love the themes。 Though about corny， I like the corny。 Good book over all， 4。5 stars。 Read the other books first though， it makes it more enjoyable。 Definitely recommend。

Ella ，

I was the first person to read his book at the library。 So I got a nice and fresh copy！ 😂 It was so good！ It took me only about an hour （Even though this book is HUGE！！） and I was intrigued！ Celia and her gang just annoy me。 Because there are people in my life just like her。 But we just gotta keep being ourselves！ 💃🏼 The art was also fantastic。 *4。5 stars*

Emma Simpkins ，

Not my favorite Emmie and friends but still。。。 pretty good。

Becky McGregor ，

This is the first book in this series I have read and I really liked it。 It had all the components that hits the age bracket it is marketed to。 Sports for boys I enjoyed the switching perspective for the boy to the girl。 A crush， a problem with pleasing parents or pleasing yourself。 Relationship issues with friends。 All in all it was a great read that I have no doubt will be a hit in the library。 I really enjoyed the book and will be looking to add other books from this series。 I don't know how This is the first book in this series I have read and I really liked it。 It had all the components that hits the age bracket it is marketed to。 Sports for boys I enjoyed the switching perspective for the boy to the girl。 A crush， a problem with pleasing parents or pleasing yourself。 Relationship issues with friends。 All in all it was a great read that I have no doubt will be a hit in the library。 I really enjoyed the book and will be looking to add other books from this series。 I don't know how I missed this one。 。。。more

lise hoyer ，

Ok， but I liked the other books better。。。

BeachReader09 ，

❤️❤️❤️

Tiffany （OomilyReads） ，

Truly Tyler written & illustrated by Terri LibensonPUB DATE: MAY 4， 2021Terri Libenson who writes Emmie & Friends series just added a new friend to the series！ Tyler is a sports jock so he only hangs out with his basketball friends but he questions why this is。 Can't be just hang out with who he wants？ Tyler starts getting into art & hanging out with Emmie， his sports friends start giving him a hard time about her not being cool。 He gets advice from his big brother about ending that friendship w Truly Tyler written & illustrated by Terri LibensonPUB DATE: MAY 4， 2021Terri Libenson who writes Emmie & Friends series just added a new friend to the series！ Tyler is a sports jock so he only hangs out with his basketball friends but he questions why this is。 Can't be just hang out with who he wants？ Tyler starts getting into art & hanging out with Emmie， his sports friends start giving him a hard time about her not being cool。 He gets advice from his big brother about ending that friendship with Emmie and his brother gives some solid advice。 We also see Emmie’s side of things as well & her want to reinvent herself。 This book is all about middle school cliches…。 & what’s really important。 Middle school can be tough！ Does anyone remember what middle school was like？ I always thought middle school was much more vicious than high school， the divide of what kids you hung out with and sat with started then。 By the time I survived middle school， I knew who I was in high school。 Tyler's big brother said it right "and coolness in middle school doesn't matter in high school"。 This was a really fun， authentic about the middle school experience and heartwarming。 My 8-year-old daughter is already mentioning she wants the other 4 graphic novels in this series！ She’s the one who rated this & she jumped at rating this 5 stars！Thank you @harperkids @theshelfstuff for sending me this early finished copy！ 。。。more

Ms Threlkeld ，

Great addition to the series。 I appreciated reading Tyler’s POV。

Kathleen Bookish ，

*I received an e-ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 Terri Libenson is pitch perfect yet again！ She captures the tone of middle school perfectly。 Truly Tyler is a coming-of-age story that centers around the topic of standing up for yourself and others regardless of what your friends may think。 This book is told in dual perspective switching between Tyler and Emmie。 To be completely honest， I have loved all of the books in the Emmie and Friends series and this book w *I received an e-ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 Terri Libenson is pitch perfect yet again！ She captures the tone of middle school perfectly。 Truly Tyler is a coming-of-age story that centers around the topic of standing up for yourself and others regardless of what your friends may think。 This book is told in dual perspective switching between Tyler and Emmie。 To be completely honest， I have loved all of the books in the Emmie and Friends series and this book was no different。 “Cliques。 Crushes。 Comics。 Middle school。Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie， his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time。 He wonders why can’t he nerd out on drawing and play ball？Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush， Tyler。 But she gets the feeling that his friends don’t think she’s cool enough。 Maybe it’s time for a total reinvention。 。 。 。”#trulytyler #netgalley 。。。more

Kayla M ，

I have loved all of the Emmie & Friends books and Truly Tyler was no exception！ I appreciated that this one was from the perspective of a middle school boy， there are not many graphic novels with this point of view。 The author did a wonderful job of capturing the middle school dynamic of the cool kids， the jocks， the art kids， the geeks etc。， and the drama of trying to be a part of multiple cliques or of adding a new friend to the group。 In this case Tyler is working on an art project with Emmie I have loved all of the Emmie & Friends books and Truly Tyler was no exception！ I appreciated that this one was from the perspective of a middle school boy， there are not many graphic novels with this point of view。 The author did a wonderful job of capturing the middle school dynamic of the cool kids， the jocks， the art kids， the geeks etc。， and the drama of trying to be a part of multiple cliques or of adding a new friend to the group。 In this case Tyler is working on an art project with Emmie and now has to divide his time between basketball practice， the art project， spending time with his jock friends， and spending time with Emmie on their assignment。 As expected much friendship drama and middle school angst occurs that has Tyler questioning why he has to belong to one group。 。。。more

Rachel ，

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is the first book I have read from the Emmie and Friends series， and I enjoyed it。 I liked the dual perspectives from Tyler and Emmie， and I also thought it was very clever how the comic they were working on mirrored their real-life relationship。 Though some references might have been easier understood had I read some of the previous books， I didn’t feel as if not having read them prevented me from enjoying this one。 I also t I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is the first book I have read from the Emmie and Friends series， and I enjoyed it。 I liked the dual perspectives from Tyler and Emmie， and I also thought it was very clever how the comic they were working on mirrored their real-life relationship。 Though some references might have been easier understood had I read some of the previous books， I didn’t feel as if not having read them prevented me from enjoying this one。 I also think the graphic format will interest and engage reluctant readers， which is always a plus。 I also thought the author did a really nice job of creating realistic dialogue and situations for middle school kids。 However， I did feel as if the conflict was wrapped up a little too quickly and tidily。 。。。more

Susan Ballard ，

Stop！ 🛑 Do not scroll on by because this looks like just some kid’s book！ You need to hear about this one。I am so glad that @harperkids and @theshelfstuff invited me on this tour for this terrific yet insightful middle-grade graphic novel。My kids are both in their twenties， but when they heard me giggling and laughing 😂 while reading this book， they had to know what kind of children’s book could make their mom laugh so much。 Both of them agreed this book was spot on with how kids， and well， some Stop！ 🛑 Do not scroll on by because this looks like just some kid’s book！ You need to hear about this one。I am so glad that @harperkids and @theshelfstuff invited me on this tour for this terrific yet insightful middle-grade graphic novel。My kids are both in their twenties， but when they heard me giggling and laughing 😂 while reading this book， they had to know what kind of children’s book could make their mom laugh so much。 Both of them agreed this book was spot on with how kids， and well， some of us adults act。 The artwork is simple but so fun and expressive。Ah， seventh grade， that awkward time of crushes， teasing， growth spurts （for some）， and finding the true you and who your true friends are。 For the comic book project in art class 🎨， Tyler and Emmie decide to work together。 Emmie is over the moon as Tyler is her big-time crush; Tyler is just excited because he enjoys doing art， not just basketball 🏀。 When Tyler and Emmie’s friends start giving them a hard time， things start getting pretty messed up; it's time to start acting like a true friend 👫。Truly Tyler is part of the Emmie & Friends series by @TerrieLibenson I guarantee your kids will love this book - I bet you will too！ 。。。more

Aryssa ，

3。7 stars。 Not as strong as the others in the series， but a nice continuation

Jaymie ，

[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。]3。5 stars = Good+I think I would have enjoyed this one more if it was strictly from Tyler's POV。 The back and forth with Emmie was a distraction for me， and I felt Tyler's story was richer and more interesting （art vs basketball， parent/step-parental stuff， older brother stuff， dating/non-dating stuff）。 Emmie's friendship issue felt forced - it felt like it was there t [I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。]3。5 stars = Good+I think I would have enjoyed this one more if it was strictly from Tyler's POV。 The back and forth with Emmie was a distraction for me， and I felt Tyler's story was richer and more interesting （art vs basketball， parent/step-parental stuff， older brother stuff， dating/non-dating stuff）。 Emmie's friendship issue felt forced - it felt like it was there to give her more depth than just the crush on Tyler。 As always， the art was excellent。 。。。more

Jas Asbill ，

A coming of age story about standing up for what and who you like despite what friend might have to say。 The take away I got from this graphic novel that embraced several different story and art styles was that what people are drawn to is confidence in yourself。 It is easy to get caught up in what others might say， but when you let your own thoughts and voice ring above the others， you begin to find happiness within yourself and in turn， you attract those that will really be there for you。

Pam ，

Read an e-arc from Netgalley。Middle schooler Tyler notices that students at his school all stick together based on one thing， be it art or sports or popularity。 But what if you play basketball AND like to draw， like him？ Meanwhile， he pairs up with Emmie for an art project。 Everyone teases him that she is his girlfriend， and a step down from his ex。 Emmie does have a giant crush on Tyler， but she herself starts to avoid Sarah， who is seen as odd and not cool。This is the fifth installment of this Read an e-arc from Netgalley。Middle schooler Tyler notices that students at his school all stick together based on one thing， be it art or sports or popularity。 But what if you play basketball AND like to draw， like him？ Meanwhile， he pairs up with Emmie for an art project。 Everyone teases him that she is his girlfriend， and a step down from his ex。 Emmie does have a giant crush on Tyler， but she herself starts to avoid Sarah， who is seen as odd and not cool。This is the fifth installment of this popular series， and the first one from the point of view of a boy。 。。。more

Val ，

Link to my book talk: https://youtu。be/xJtfP0KBFXY Link to my book talk: https://youtu。be/xJtfP0KBFXY 。。。more

Marcia Porter ，

After reading the ARC of Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson I am convinced she is secretly a middle school student。 All of her books are spot on with middle school life and tweenage social machinations。 This one is no exception and I love that it has a male protagonist。

Hope Hunter ，

Tyler is the popular kid: basketball star and the crush for many of the girls at his high school。 But Tyler is struggling with the fact that he likes art， and he likes Emmie， the girl who wrote a love note to him that he was not supposed to get （see "Invisible Emmie，" Libenson's first book in this series。） But everyone knows Emmie is one of the art geeks and that art geeks and jocks don't mix。 Tyler struggles with other's expectations and his own interests and learns that he can like and be good Tyler is the popular kid: basketball star and the crush for many of the girls at his high school。 But Tyler is struggling with the fact that he likes art， and he likes Emmie， the girl who wrote a love note to him that he was not supposed to get （see "Invisible Emmie，" Libenson's first book in this series。） But everyone knows Emmie is one of the art geeks and that art geeks and jocks don't mix。 Tyler struggles with other's expectations and his own interests and learns that he can like and be good at more than one thing。Libenson's books fly off the shelves in my library and the 'hold' list is a mile long for the titles in this series。 "Truly Tyler" is as good as the rest of them and I cannot wait to offer it to my students。 These realistic fiction graphic novels can be recommended to students who like the Raina Telgemeier books， Jennifer L。 Holm's "Sunny" books and Shannon Hale's "Friends" books。 。。。more

Mary ，

I really enjoyed this book。 I am a fan of Libenson and have read all their other books。 I enjoyed the dual points of view， with Tyler and Emmie。 It is nice to see the same story from different perspectives。 I also enjoyed the sprinkling of their comic book。 I think fans of realistic middle grade stories will enjoy this book。

Darla ，

Emmie is back in this book where she teams up with Tyler to write a comic book for an art contest。 As with the other books in this series， the format varies。 Tyler's chapters are Libenson's signature style with lots of white space and smaller graphics。 Then Emmie's chapters are in full page graphic style。 Also included is a book within the book as we get to see the panels that Tyler and Emmie draw for the contest entry。 Middle school drama abounds with friendship， art， and basketball in the pane Emmie is back in this book where she teams up with Tyler to write a comic book for an art contest。 As with the other books in this series， the format varies。 Tyler's chapters are Libenson's signature style with lots of white space and smaller graphics。 Then Emmie's chapters are in full page graphic style。 Also included is a book within the book as we get to see the panels that Tyler and Emmie draw for the contest entry。 Middle school drama abounds with friendship， art， and basketball in the panels。 Different family makeups are also clearly portrayed。 There is a broader representation of race and sex in this new installment that I'm sure readers will be happy to see。 Looking forward to the next book。 Will it be Sarah's turn？Thank you to Balzer + Bray and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Patti Sabik ，

This is my first "Emmie and Friends" book and I loved it。 I jumped into the middle of the series and found my way through just fine， but it would probably be much better if you started with book 1。 It is quite popular in my middle school library and I was intrigued to see how it compared with Telgemeier and Jamieson， etc。 Wow did it hold its own！ I loved the storyline and how it brought in storylines/characters from other books （to keep kids reading the series）。 I also loved the crossover format This is my first "Emmie and Friends" book and I loved it。 I jumped into the middle of the series and found my way through just fine， but it would probably be much better if you started with book 1。 It is quite popular in my middle school library and I was intrigued to see how it compared with Telgemeier and Jamieson， etc。 Wow did it hold its own！ I loved the storyline and how it brought in storylines/characters from other books （to keep kids reading the series）。 I also loved the crossover format between graphic novel and illustrated novel。 The issues felt convincingly real and very middle school-ish。 Libenson is now one of my favorites！ 。。。more

Kate Waggoner ，

Thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books and #NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read a digital ARC of Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson。 This is the fifth book in the Emmie and Friends graphic novel series。 It will be published in May 2021。 All opinions are my own。Ever since Tyler started talking to Emmie， he can't seem to get his friends off his case。 When the Tyler and Emmie pair up for an art project things only get worse。 Tyler really enjoys working on the comic and his artwork and Thank you to HarperCollins Children's Books and #NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read a digital ARC of Truly Tyler by Terri Libenson。 This is the fifth book in the Emmie and Friends graphic novel series。 It will be published in May 2021。 All opinions are my own。Ever since Tyler started talking to Emmie， he can't seem to get his friends off his case。 When the Tyler and Emmie pair up for an art project things only get worse。 Tyler really enjoys working on the comic and his artwork and tends to lose track of time resulting in him being late to basketball。 He starts to slip up on the court and his friends aren't happy about it。 Tyler doesn't understand why he can't do his art and play basketball。 Emmie is excited to finally get to spend more time with Tyler。 She's knows they're just friends but， now that they're working together， maybe it could become something more。 As his friends and their fellow classmates continue to make comments about the two of them， Emmie begins to question if she's even cool enough to hang out with him。I love Libenson's Emmie and Friends series。 It gives me all the middle school feels。 I love that this book features Tyler as all the previous protagonists have been female。 It reminds readers that middle school boys also have to deal with peer pressure， teasing， and friendship issues。 The book focuses on common middle school problems both at school and at home that many readers will be able to connect to。 The illustrations enhance the overall story and I love how the styles differ to show the main story and the sub plot。 I also love that Libenson includes a book within a book and that the story that Tyler and Emmie write together enhances the overall themes of the graphic novel。 。。。more

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