Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Crown (Random House) (First Edition)
Pages
262
Description
Fifth-grader Kate faces a challenge when her mother asks her to be especially nice to Nora, a classmate and fellow flute player who is sometimes mean.
Description
Fans of Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries will love this illustrated series by the New York Times bestselling author of All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat. Meet Kate Geller, a sassy flute-playing artist, who comes up with an original way to redefine friendship.
Kate's older sister is way too
perfect. Her younger sister is way too cute. And her mom wants her to be pals with her frenemy, Nora. Her art teacher, Mrs. Petty, is way too uncreative, and how can Kate pay attention at Junior Guides when her pod leader has a sweat stain the size of the town beach? Now she has to get through her Christopher Columbus role during Discovery Day and her "Colonial Buddies" report, but little does she know how much "help" she'll be getting from Eleanor Roosevelt and Albert Einstein.
This humorous debut novel features more than 350 illustrations.
Kate's older sister is way too
perfect. Her younger sister is way too cute. And her mom wants her to be pals with her frenemy, Nora. Her art teacher, Mrs. Petty, is way too uncreative, and how can Kate pay attention at Junior Guides when her pod leader has a sweat stain the size of the town beach? Now she has to get through her Christopher Columbus role during Discovery Day and her "Colonial Buddies" report, but little does she know how much "help" she'll be getting from Eleanor Roosevelt and Albert Einstein.
This humorous debut novel features more than 350 illustrations.
Collection
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
262 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0385387423 / 9780385387422
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Lexile
660L
User reviews
LibraryThing member AleashaKachel
Kate reluctantly makes friends with Nora, a school-mate who her mom asks her to spend more time with. Drama ensues when Kate gives away a toy that isn't hers, is named a section co-leader in her band, and when she plans her sleepover birthday party. A relatively unchallenging read with humor that
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will certainly appeal to 9-10 year old girls, especially those who are reluctant readers. It is filled with definitions of difficult words, illustrations, and text; this is a bit of a hybrid between a graphic novel and a traditional book. Some of the action is only expressed solely through the images and not by the text which I found, at times, confusing. Show Less
LibraryThing member melydia
I picked this up because my real name is Kate and one of my best friends is also named Kate. It's a diary of a fifth grader as she faces unfriendly classmates, band class, familial miscommunications, new girl scout leaders, and critical art teachers. It's a fun little story that reminds me
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(sometimes unflatteringly) of my life at that age. Show Less
Awards
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2015)
Call number
IBC.007