''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
Katherine Hannigan (born 1962) is a children's and young adults' writer.
Biography
Hannigan was born in Lockport, New York in 1962. She has undergraduate degrees in mathematics, education, and painting, and a Master of Fine Arts in studio art. ...
. The audiobook version is narrated by
Lili Taylor.
Plot introduction
"Reference from McGraw Hill Reading Wonders Grade 5"
Independent Ida B. is home schooled and loves her life, spending a lot of time communing with nature. When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, she faces a lot of difficult challenges. Her days of home school ends, and she has to go to public school. Worse, her parents need to sell part of her beloved orchard for medical bills, which means most of the trees will be cut down.
Upset by all the depressing changes around her, she stubbornly decides to separate herself from her parents, mostly spending time with her pet dog Rufus and cat Lulu.
But what she doesn't know is that going to Ernest B.Lawson Elementary School with Ms.W will change her life forever.
Awards
* 2004 Josette Frank Award The Josette Frank Award is an American children's literary award for fiction given annually by the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York ...
winner
* 2004 ''Publishers Weekly'' Best Children's Book selection
* 2004 Borders Original Voices, Young Adult category
* 2005 Quill Award NomineeRBI/NBC Announce First Crop of Quill Award Nominees
. ''School Library Journal''.
References
External links
published in '' USA Today''
Author Interview: Katherine Hannigan on ''Ida B.''
2004 American novels
American children's novels
2004 children's books
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