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Catalyst

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 118 Ratings and 118 Reviews

Book Description
Meet Kate Malone-straight A science and math geek, minister's daughter, ace long-distance runner, girlfriend, unwilling family caretaker, emotional avoidance champion. Kate manages her life by organizing it, as logically as the periodic table. She can handle it all-or so she thinks. Then, like a string of chemical reactions, everything happens: the Malones' neighbors get burned out of their home a... More
Book Information
PublisherBooks on Tape, Inc.
BindingAudio CD (15 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100739351133
ISBN-13978-0739351130
Publication Date/2002
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About Laurie Halse Anderson (Author) : Laurie Halse Anderson is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Laurie Halse Anderson include Chains.
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About Samantha Mathis (Narrator) : Samantha Mathis is a published narrator of children's books. A published credit of Samantha Mathis is Catalyst.
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Reader Comments
9/23/2011 Grier Cooper said:
Science geek Kate Malone has her heart set on one thing- acceptance to MIT. When life deals her a curveball a chain of reactions occurs, including sharing her room with her arch-nemesis. Kate runs at night to relieve her stress but can't run from the truth that life is what happens while we're busy ... more

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2/22/2010 Kathy Spielman

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3/6/2009 Jennifer Metcalf said: I love all Laurie's books, but this is one of my favorites.
tags: Inspired me

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6/27/2008 Lesa Boutin

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6/16/2008 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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8/21/2007 Becky Laney tagged as: I Read

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4/3/2007 Little Willow tagged as: I Read

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