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How is Junie B. losing? Amelia Bedelia just takes figures of speech literally and messes up because of it, and that's... pretty much it. Whereas Junie B. is a much fuller character, has an amazing voice (one of my favorite narrators ever), and is just all-around hilarious and awesome.

Junie B. takes figures of speech literally too, just to a much more believable (yet still hilarious) extent. She once misunderstood her grandma describing her newborn brother as "the cutest little monkey" and thought he was an actual monkey (and naturally proceeded to tell everyone at school about her monkey brother).

And that's just one of her numerous hilarious qualities (unlike Amelia Bedelia, who has basically just the one trait). She's rambunctios and chaotic and silly, but always in a very believable and relatable five-(later six-)year-old way. And she has real emotional depth. I would go on, but if I do I'll just end up quoting my many favorite scenes from those books, and that will go on forever.

Oh, and if you're just voting for Amelia because you find her literal-mindedness a relatable neurodivergent trait... Junie B. could definitely have ADHD, only she's also actually well-written and has more than one personality trait.

Round 3 poll 6: Amelia Bedelia vs Junie B. Jones

Propaganda:

Amelia Bedelia:

The whole series is about her taking figures of speech literally. Relatable because she shows the English language is confusing as fu-

she's very silly, and her books were among my favorites as a kid. her whole deal is that she takes metaphors very literally, which results in lots of shenanigans when someone asks her to do something. i still think about her "dusting the furniture" (covering it with dust) and "drawing the drapes" (drawing a picture of them on a piece of paper) when i clean anything.

queen of literal interpretation!

She's just a silly goofy type

absent-minded/processing issues queen

Well meaning and kind hearted but bumbling maid who’s made generations of kids laugh with her literalist antics

Junie B. Jones:

She's a total icon for weird little girls everywhere. She has a peep in her pocket. She's a party animal. She's a beauty shop guy. She's captain field day. She only likes B and that's all. She's everything.

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Round 4 poll 4: Pippi Longstocking vs Violet Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events