Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House

by HavenKimmel (Author), PeterBrown (Illustrator)

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Paperback
2010
$14.31

It's easy to understand why wiggly Kaline Klattermaster wants to squirm away from his life: Already struggling with his inability to sit still or stay quiet, now his dad is gone and his mom won't say where. To escape the chaotic world of his mother's reign, Kaline thinks up a perfect hiding place--an imaginary tree house complete with 100 puppies and two older brothers who give him advice. Like Joey Pigza in Jack Ganto's bestselling novels, Kaline has ADHD, making him all the more relatable to young readers, who will empathize with and cheer for him as Kaline finds the courage to leave the tree and face the real world.

Synopsis

It's easy to understand why wiggly Kaline Klattermaster wants to squirm away from his life: Already struggling with his inability to sit still or stay quiet, now his dad is gone and his mom won't say where. To escape the chaotic world of his mother's reign, Kaline thinks up a perfect hiding place--an imaginary tree house complete with 100 puppies and two older brothers who give him advice. Like Joey Pigza in Jack Ganto's bestselling novels, Kaline has ADHD, making him all the more relatable to young readers, who will empathize with and cheer for him as Kaline finds the courage to leave the tree and face the real world.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: 06 Apr 2010
ISBN 10: 0689874030
ISBN 13: 9780689874031

Media Reviews

'Oh, ' said Mr. P., 'imagination is a very perfect thing indeed.' And Kaline Klattermaster, a third grader and Mr. P.'s neighbor, has a whole lot of that. Kaline is the kid who colors outside the line. Way outside! Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House is about the rich inner life of the creative mind. Haven Kimmel, in her unmistakable style, takes you on a hilarious ride. I loved it. - Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Author Bio

Haven Kimmel is the author of The Used World, She Got Up Off the Couch, Something Rising (Light and Swift), The Solace of Leaving Early, and A Girl Named Zippy. She studied English and creative writing at Ball State University and North Carolina State University and attended seminary at the Earlham School of Religion. She lives in Durham, N.C. Peter Brown is the author of Children Make Terrible Pets and the critically acclaimed artist of Chowder and Flight of the Dodo. He is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasedena, California. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit Peter at PeterBrownStudio.com.