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

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My View:   It's gotten plenty of awards, and it's obvious why. It's got all of the greatness of The Secret Life of Bees and The Catcher in the Rye together for its unedited, simply told, brilliant writing. Child-like, but wise. Moving, especially at my point in life, but beautiful. I could re-read it a hundred times.

Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B.

Link: http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/BookDetail.aspx?isbn13=9780060730246

General Information:

Method of Reading:	Personally owned hardcover novel, 246 pages
Dates of Reading:	May 23, 2010-May 24, 2010
Author:	Katherine Hannigan
Publication Year:	2004
Recommended To:	Girls ages 9+. It seems like an exclusively girly book, even though the Ida B isn't a princess-y girly girl.
Quotes:
Movie?	Nope. Which is kinda too bad because it could be an okay Beasts of the Southern Wild-style movie.

Always,
Your Bibliomaniac

Bibliographic info:
Hannigan, Katherine. Ida B: and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World. NewYork: Greenwillow, 2004. Print.