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

In this first novel by Hannigan, readers are introduced to Ida B, a fourth grader like no other, living a life like no other, with a voice like no other, and a family like no other. How does Ida B cope when outside forces attempt to derail her, her family, and her future?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Katherine Hannigan
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: 08/17/2004
ISBN: 9780060730246
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.30w x 0.89d
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Society of Midland Authors Award - Winner
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Honor Book
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award - Third Place
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2004 pg. 686
School Library Journal 08/01/2004 pg. 122
Booklist 08/01/2004 pg. 1924
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2004 pg. 709
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2004 pg. 123
Booklist 11/15/2004 pg. 599
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2004 pg. 44
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/15/2005 pg. 773
Booksense '76 Childrens Aut 04 09/01/2004 pg. 1
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2005 pg. 773
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 76 - Superior,Well Above Average
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 56

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 79913 / Ida B...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5