Ida B: And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World Hardcover - 2004 - 1st Edition

First line

Ida B" Mama said to me on one of those days that start right and just keep heading toward per until you go to sleep, "when you're done with the dishes, you can go play.

From the rear cover

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.

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Citations

• Booklist, 11/15/2004, Page 599
• Booklist Ed Choice Youth, 01/01/2005, Page 773
• Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/15/2005, Page 773
• Booksense '76 Childrens Aut 04, 09/01/2004, Page 1
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2004, Page 123
• Horn Book Magazine, 11/01/2004, Page 709
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2005, Page 76
• Kirkus Review - Children, 07/15/2004, Page 686
• School Library Journal, 04/01/2005, Page 56
• SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2004, Page 44