Ida B.

IDA B.
By Katherine Hannigan
Published: 2004
ISBN: 0060730242
Realistic Fiction

Ida B. Applewood has a perfect life; she’s being homeschooled by her loving parents and spending her days exploring their land and talking to her best friends, the mountain, the brook and, most importantly, the apple trees in her family's orchard. But her perfect life comes crashing down when her mother gets cancer, she is forced to attend public school. She has decided to not enjoy school and not make friends and not talk with her parents who made her do this. However, with the help of a patient teacher, loyal cat and dog, her beloved apple trees, and her ever-loving parents things start turning around. Ida B. begins to grow up and starts learning about life and how changes affect us all. This is a great book for tweens to learn about life and dealing with whatever comes your way and knowing that friends can be anywhere and anything. Ida B is a relatable character for many girls. She has similar independent and unique qualities like June B. Jones or Ramona.