Synopses & Reviews
Seventh grade should be a wonderful year for Katie Roberts. After all, she has twin baby brothers and Lucie, the best friend ever. Too bad Mama doesn't understand that wearing lipstick is how you get invited to snobby Pamela's party. And too bad Miss Casey makes Katie tutor Rudy Pergolizzi, who wears funny pants and doesn't know how to play baseball and act crazy like other boys. As in THE PRIVATE NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS, AGE 11, winner of the Nutmeg Award, Katie's characteristic humor and spunk vividly reveal her world of confusing boys, no-nap babies, and the pull and tug of being 12 and having to face growing up.
About the Author
Amy Hest introduced seven-year-old Katie Roberts in the acclaimed LOVE YOU, SOLDIER, which was about Katie, her mother, and the war that took Katie's father away. THE PRIVATE NOTEBOOK OF KATIE ROBERTS, AGE 11 continued her story as she and her mom moved to a Texas ranch, and the family expanded. Amy Hest says, "I loved the character of Katie so much that I followed her into seventh grade. There is a lot of me in Katie Roberts."