num_pages: 80
description: Katie's father died in World War II, and four years later her mother has married Sam Gold and taken her away from New York City to a ranch in Texas. Amy Hest, author of the acclaimed novel LOVE YOU, SOLDIER that featured Katie at age seven, has written a new story in the intimate form of Katie's diary, letters, and drawings. With perfect pitch for the fears and hopes of an 11-year-old, this funny, poignant novel sings of a young girl's longing to fit into a new life without forgetting the old.From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11
titlecomplete: The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11
genres: Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Fiction
ratings_count: 200
places: Texas
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
publisher: Candlewick