By: Katherine Hannigan
Who is Ida B. Applewood? She is a fourth
grader like no other, living a life like no other, with a voice like no other,
and her story will resonate long after you have put this book down. How does Ida
B cope when outside forces-;life, really-;attempt to derail her and her family
and her future? She enters her Black Period, and it is not pretty. But then,
with the help of a patient teacher, a loyal cat and dog, her beloved apple
trees, and parents who believe in the same things she does (even if they
sometimes act as though they don't), the resilience that is the very essence of
Ida B triumph...and Ida B. Applewood takes the hand that is extended and starts
to grow up. This first novel is both very funny and extraordinarily moving, and
it introduces two shining stars-;Katherine Hannigan and Ida B. Applewood.TitlePeek
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