Huh. It's a Jane Austen rip-off (of Emma, despite this book's title) for the 8-12 set:


I'm not sure how I feel about this. The plot description sounds cute, actually, but it does seem like a naked attempt to hook adult readers into buying the book for their daughters or nieces or whatever... and then just permanently "borrowing" it.

Labels: Jane Austen, Kids' books