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Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Katherine Hannigan (2004), 256 pages
Audience: 3rd Grade - 6th Grade
Ida B. has the perfect life, where she's homescooled on her dad's apple orchard. Then her mom gets cancer and she has to attend the terrible public school. Her family also has to sell part of the apple orchard. How will Ida B. cope with it all?
Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader
Date read: 11/5/2009
ISBN-10: 0060730242
ISBN-13: 9780060730246
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If the Shoe Fits
Krista Bell (2008), 64 pages
Illustrated by Craig Smith
Audience: 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Cassie would give anything to be a famous dancer like Miranda Farren, who is a part of the dance troupe for the pop singer, Stella. Cassie is a wonderful dancer, but she is scared to dance in front of people. Why can't she be confident like Jake? How will she ever make her dancing dreams come true if she can't even make it through a recital? This early chapter book has lots of pictures and is perfect for readers just beginning to read chapter books.
Similar books: Ballerina Dreams series by Ann Bryant; Gym Shorts series by Betty Hicks
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/29/2010
ISBN-10: 1580893384
ISBN-13: 9781580893381
Sparse free verse intensifies colors, sounds and feelings in this beautiful story based on the author's life. Ha is 10 years old when she escapes Vietnam with her family and they end up in Alabama. She describes the sweetness of papaya and the terror of gunfire in her homeland. Struggling to learn a new language and culture, she tells of her mother's determination to build a new life and her brothers' efforts to do the same. But most vivid are Ha's emotions and feelings - funny, scared, angry, questioning - as this young girl struggles to be accepted.
Similar books: Shooting Kabul, by N.H. Senzai
Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee
Awards won: Newberry Honor Book 2012
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 5/15/2012
ISBN-13: 9780061962783
Isabel's Car Wash
Sheila Bair (2008), 32 pages
Illustrated by Judy Stead
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Isabel wants a Nelly Longhair doll, but she has only fifty cents. To make the ten dollars to buy the doll, she must come up with a plan. With the help of her friends, Isabel starts a car wash business and is on her way to earning the money! Will her business succeed? This picture book uses the story of Isabel's car wash business to explain simple principles about investing. An essay at the end of the book explains how the story relates to investment in the stock market.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0807536520
ISBN-13: 9780807536520
Cheddar is Kat's beloved dog and reliable friend. He's there through thick and thin, Kat's partner in facing life. Since tomorrow is the first day of seventh grade, Cheddar's company is a comfort. Then, Cheddar runs across the street and into the path of an oncoming car, and Kat's world is shattered. The next day, frantic to hear an update on Cheddar's condition, Kat leaves school early on a 'borrowed' bicycle that the owner has left unlocked. When she exits the veterinary hospital, the bicycle is gone. To make things worse, there have been a series of bicycle thefts in the area, and now Kat is implicated in the crimes. How will she make it through her seventh grade year when everything is falling apart?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 4/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0761317902
ISBN-13: 9780761317906
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