Ida B.

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Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Author Katherine Hannigan
Illustrator no info
Cover artist no info
Country United States
Language (English)
Series no info
Genre(s) Young Adult Fiction
Publisher Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins)
Publication date August 17, 2004
Media type Print (hardcover, paperback)
Audio (CD, cassette, audio download)
Pages 256 pp
ISBN ISBN 0060730242
ISBN 978-0060730246
ISBN 1400094933 (audio CD)

Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World is a 2004 children's novel written by Katherine Hannigan. The audiobook version is narrated by Lili Taylor.

Contents

[edit] Plot

Ida B. Applewood is a homeschooled only child who enjoys long conversations with the apple trees in her family's orchard. Her life changes when her mother develops cancer, leading her parents to sell part of the orchard and send Ida B to public school. She learns to cope with her feelings of anger and betrayal and to like her fourth grade teacher Ms.Washington

[edit] Awards

  • 2004 Josette Frank Award winner
  • 2004 Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book selection[1]
  • 2004 Borders Original Voices, Young Adult category[2]
  • 2005 Quill Award Nominee[3]
  • 2005 BookSense Book of the Year Honor, Children's Literature[4]
  • School Library Journal Best Book
  • New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
  • IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice
  • ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice

[edit] References

  1. ^ Best Children's Books 2004. Publishers Weekly.
  2. ^ Mutter, John (2005-01-13). Bookselling News: 'Boutique Shopping Is Back' PW Daily for Booksellers -- Publishers Weekly.
  3. ^ RBI/NBC Announce First Crop of Quill Award Nominees. School Library Journal.
  4. ^ Literary Award Winners: Book Sense Book of the Year Award

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