I can't believe April has made an apperance already. It seems as if the year has just started and the time is passing too quickly.It is time for our April Book choice and it is:
Ida B. by Katherine Hannagin
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 smaller and smaller and hardening into a sharp, black stone.
How can things go from righter than right to a million miles beyond wrong? Can Ida B put together a plan to get things back to just-about perfect again?
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 smaller and smaller and hardening into a sharp, black stone.
How can things go from righter than right to a million miles beyond wrong? Can Ida B put together a plan to get things back to just-about perfect again?
We had fun at our meeting to discuss this book. We went to the picnic area below the Library and enjoyed being under the trees and near the water. It was an ideal place since a lot of this book takes place outside.
We went to the Library for our get-to-gether and each of the girls checked out an armload of books. I hope they put them on here so we can all see what they are reading besides Ida B.
ReplyDeleteKehrstin Says:
ReplyDeleteI thought Ida B... was very interesting. I loved this book very much but I didnt understand why there was an apple tree on the front cover. Also when I got to chapter 11 the writer made things a little bit mysterious and just...a little gross. Soon I felt curious about things and very anxious to know what she was talking about. Then at that moment I figured out she was lost! The author has very good description. I can understand every word in the book very clearly. Ida sounds nervous when she goes to school but I dont want to ruin the book for you, so I must not say anymore. If you would like to learn more about Ida B and her journey, just read this terrific book. :)
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ReplyDeletePaige Says:
ReplyDeleteReading Ida B is a wonderful expierence. You will never regret or forget this book. Ida B is heartwarming, untill an awful illness falls upon someone in Ida B's family. When this happens, Ida B's life changes completely. She then has to give up something that she loves so dearly. Read this outstanding book to learn more. :)
Ida B was a wonderful read and I would recommend it to any little girl, or boy, who was going through something they had no control over. Ida B hardens her heart when her life changes then alows the changes to soften it again.
ReplyDeleteBrittany said:
ReplyDeleteIda B is a wonderful story about a girl who can talk to her apple trees and the brooke. but the funny thing is that they talk back to her.when some thing happens and her dad has to sell some of their propperty she goes into a deep depression but when she recovers she finds that everything wasnt as bad as she thought it was. i really liked this book and reccomend it to everyone.