History Literature / AmeliasNotebook

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. Franchise/{{American Girl|s Collection}} magazine also ran a column for her, for nearly a decade. ''Scholastic'' also published the whole ''Amelia's Notebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (hence having their logo stamped on a spine).

Not to be confused with Literature/AmeliaBedelia.

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated video titled ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]'', starring Creator/TabithaStGermain (who also voiced Karina Mishnev and other characters including Aunt Mo Baxter, Clarissa, [=McKenna=] Nicole and a teen version of Mo Baxter in ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'') in the title role. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network. However, this is also seen off the 2000 Scholastic Demo CD #1 (for older computers) in a file format known as ".mov" (the video file requires [=QuickTime=] for either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS).

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated video titled ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]'', starring Creator/TabithaStGermain (who also voiced Karina Mishnev and other characters including Aunt Mo Baxter, Clarissa, McKenna Nicole and a teen version of Mo Baxter in ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'') in the title role. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network. However, this is also seen off the 2000 Scholastic Demo CD #1 (for older computers) in a file format known as ".mov" (the video file requires [=QuickTime=] for either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS).

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated video titled ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]'', starring Creator/TabithaStGermain in the title role. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network. However, this is also seen off the 2000 Scholastic Demo CD #1 (for older computers) in a file format known as ".mov" (the video file requires [=QuickTime=] for either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS).

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. Franchise/{{American Girl|s Collection}} magazine also ran a column for her, for nearly a decade. Creator/{{Scholastic}} also published the whole ''Amelia's Notebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (hence having their logo stamped on a spine).

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. Franchise/{{American Girl|s Collection}} magazine also ran a column for her, for nearly a decade. ''Creator/{{Scholastic}}'' also published the whole ''Amelia's Notebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (hence having their logo stamped on a spine).

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. Franchise/{{American Girl|s Collection}} magazine also ran a column for her, for nearly a decade. ''Creator/Scholastic'' also published the whole ''Amelia's Notebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (hence having their logo stamped on a spine).

A series of [[SliceOfLife realistic fiction]] books written by Marissa Moss and published by Simon and Schuster.

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. Franchise/{{American Girl|s Collection}} magazine also ran a column for her, for nearly a decade. Scholastic also published the whole ''Amelia's Notebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss.

* DemotedToExtra: Leah. She's introduced as the first friend Amelia makes after moving away in the first notebook, but makes sporadic appearances after that when Carly becomes Amelia's best friend.

* OddFriendship: Amelia sees Gigi and Cleo's friendship as this.
* OnlyOneName: What's Amelia's last name? No one knows. This applies to most other characters, in fact.

* BlondesAreEvil: Clara, in a sense. More like Blondes Are Bratty, Meddlesome, Nosy, and Airheads. Averted with Charisse, who can come across as snooty, but ''can'' be pretty nice.

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. [[AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] magazine also ran a column for her, but it was discontinued after nearly a decade. Scholastic also published the whole ''Amelia's Notebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss.

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. [[AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] magazine also ran a column for her, but it was discontinued after nearly a decade. Scholastic also published the whole ''Literature/AmeliasNotebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (while doing their own books such as The Magic School Bus, The Baby-Sitters Club, Geronimo Stilton, Goosebumps, Animorphs, The Boxcar Children, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The 39 Clues, Scooby-Doo, Pokemon, Aquamarine, Winx Club, The Boyfriend Club and Littlest Pet Shop).

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated video titled ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]'', starring Creator/TabithaStGermain in the title role. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network. However, this is also seen off the 2000 Scholastic Demo CD #1 (for older computers) in a file format known as ".mov" (the video file requires QuickTime for either Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac OS).

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated video titled ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]'', starring Creator/TabithaStGermain in the title role. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network.

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. [[AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] magazine also ran a column for her, but it was discontinued after nearly a decade. ''Creator/{{Scholastic}}'' also published the whole ''Literature/AmeliasNotebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (while doing their own books such as The Magic School Bus, The Baby-Sitters Club, Geronimo Stilton, Goosebumps, Animorphs, The Boxcar Children, Clifford the Big Red Dog, The 39 Clues, Scooby-Doo, Pokemon, Aquamarine, Winx Club, The Boyfriend Club and Littlest Pet Shop).

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. [[AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] magazine also ran a column for her, but it was discontinued after nearly a decade. ''Creator/Scholastic'' also published the whole ''Literature/AmeliasNotebook'' series due to a licensing agreement with Marissa Moss (while doing their own books such as The Magic School Bus, The Baby-Sitters Club, Geronimo Stilton, Goosebumps, Animorphs, The Boxcar Children, The 39 Clues, Scooby-Doo, Pokemon, Aquamarine, Winx Club, The Boyfriend Club and Littlest Pet Shop).

Every book is told in an undated diary format, with just as many doodles in the margins and photographs and random objects taped inside as one would expect from a preteen girl. [[AmericanGirlsCollection American Girl]] magazine also ran a column for her, but it was discontinued after nearly a decade.

* AllThereInTheManual: It is mentioned in ''Amelia Tells All'' that her mom's name is Patience.
* AlphaBitch: Maxine in ''Amelia's Book of Notes and Note Passing''
* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated video titled, ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]'', starring Creator/TabithaStGermain in the title role. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network.
* ArtEvolution: Faces and anatomy looked much nicer as time went on. Compare the [[http://www.marissamoss.com/pictures/amelias-notebook.jpg first book's illustration of Amelia]], and her [[http://www.marissamoss.com/pictures/amelias-6th-grade.jpg sixth-grade notebook]].
** FridgeBrilliance: The books are supposed to be Amelia's diaries; it makes sense her art would improve as she got older.

* BlondesAreEvil:
** Clara, in a sense. More like Blondes Are Bratty, Meddlesome, Nosy, and Airheads.
** Averted with Charisse, who can come across as snooty, but ''can'' be pretty nice.

* HumansThroughAlienEyes: In ''Dr. Amelia's Boredom Survival Guide'', one of the 'cures' she suggests is that you pretend to be an alien and try to describe humans and their artifacts.

* InelegantBlubbering: Hilary at the end of ''Amelia Takes Command''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cleo, at her core. She bullies and fights with Amelia a lot, but she cares where it counts. One of the earliest examples of this is when Amelia's school has a fire and there are a few days off school, Amelia is sitting around the house in a sort of sad/shocked stupor, and Cleo very patiently brings her cookies and a drink and gives her a hug. These moments get more and more frequent as Amelia and Cleo get older--by the time she's thirteen or fourteen, Amelia seeks out Cleo for advice when she and Carly and fighting over a boy, and Cleo happily gives it.
* LoveTriangle: In ''Amelia's Itchy-Twitchy, Lovey-Dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito'', Carly and Amelia both like Luke. Who does Luke choose? [[spoiler:Kayla]].

* OnlyOneName: What's Amelia's last name? No one knows.

* UnreliableNarrator: There is some evidence that suggests that Amelia is not above exaggerating things, given that we only see her life through her notebooks. One such example is whenever Cleo's bedroom cleanliness or her table manners are brought up. It is honestly difficult to believe that Cleo would have boyfriends or even friends with table manners that bad. They can't be that bad in real life.

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received an animated short titled, ''[[http://videos.simonandschuster.com/Amelias-Moving-Pictures-A-Cartoon/27806024001 Amelia's Moving Pictures]]''. It seems possible that American Girl made this as the {{Pilot}} to a TV show that ultimately failed to find a network.

* AnimatedAdaptation: The first book received a direct-to-video animated short titled, ''Amelia's Moving Pictures''.

!'''Tropes associated with Amelia's Notebook:'''

* BlondesAreEvil: Clara, in a sense. More like Blondes Are Bratty, Meddlesome, Nosy, and Airheads.

* EnglishRose: Charisse, who Amelia is convinced is perfect.