num_pages: 246
description: The New York Times bestselling debut novel from acclaimed children's author Katherine Hannigan is both very funny and extraordinarily moving. 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 modern classic is a great choice for independent reading.
language: English
title: Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
titlecomplete: Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
genres: Fiction, Family, Nature, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Contemporary
ratings_count: 23315
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Borders Original Voices Award
category: YA or Independent Reader, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Josette Frank Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Texas Bluebonnet Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Children's Fiction, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
publisher: Greenwillow Books