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

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4 out of 5
Based on 23,734 Ratings and 2,157 Reviews

Book Description


Ida B. Applewood believes there is never enough time for fun.

That's why she's so happy to be homeschooled and to spend every free second outside with the trees and the brook.

Then some not-so-great things happen in her world. Ida B has to go back to that Place of Slow but Sure Body-Cramping, Mind-Numbing, Fun-Killing Torture-school. She feels her heart getting s... More
Book Information
PublisherGreenwillow Books
BindingPaperback (10 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages256
ISBN-100060730269
ISBN-13978-0060730260
Publication Date12/26/2006
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About Katherine Hannigan (Author) : Katherine Hannigan is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Katherine Hannigan include Ida B: . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Sav... more
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6/23/2009 julia b tagged as: I read

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2/17/2009 Harold Clark said: I was drawn to the humor and intensity of the protagonist. She has her own image of the world and her own solutions to the problems. I could feel the struggle with herself as she experienced it
tags: Inspired me

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6/27/2007 Manelle Oliphant said: This book has the greatest little character. If you liked Because of Win-Dixie I am sure you will like this book. Maybe even a little more. If you haven't read Win-Dixie, well you need to read it too.
tags: I recommend

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