Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World

Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World

By Katherine Hannigan

24 ratings 28 reviews 36 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 10 - 9U5.335137

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.

Publisher: Greenwillow Books
ISBN-13: 9780060730260
ISBN-10: 0060730269
Published on 3/29/2011
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 272

Book Reviews (28)

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00022939 00022939

i love this book
caitlin_ortiz caitlin_ortiz

my sister has read it and said it was sad:(
yayacreekside yayacreekside

This book is very page turning. It also very fun to read.
ikyra_marie ikyra_marie

This is a great book.It has a good message and it was interesting at the same time.
geek103 geek103

It is such a GOOD book!
brookie3093 brookie3093

her life is hard her mother has cancer and her dad has to sell parts of their land to pay the medical bill but all in all the book is amzing
haasjm haasjm

I loved this book. It's about accepting new changes and friends. I love how it relates to the book, True(... Sort of) by the way the earth talks to them. I recommend this book to people that like reading about life suddenly falls apart but then gets put back together.
edmodo-hsvdjbx2jx edmodo-hsvdjbx2jx

This was one of my favorites and I found it in the library a long time ago, but than this summer I saw a friend reading it, and decided to reread it in which I did. The book is such a touching book, in which a girl has to learn to grow up.
emi1 emi1

i love it!!
emi1 emi1

this book is really good
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