CLARA GILLOW CLARK
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Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House
by: Haven Kimmel and pictures: Peter Brown
2008
If you're looking for a quick, easy read, this book is for you. Here's the description from Goodreads:
Kaline Klattermaster LOVES his mom. ADORES his mom. But his mom can be, well, a bit forgetful sometimes. A bit lax. A bit...CRAZY. For instance, she's a bit crazy when she leaves him in the tub for THREE HOURS. Or gives him a chicken leg for breakfast...or forgets that he needs to go to school. AND he's not completely sure his mother understands how time works.
She's been even a bit MORE CRAZY since his dad left. So it's a very good thing that the folks in Kaline's tree house are not so crazy. They understand him. They don't mind that he sometimes HAS to play his pretend bugle, and, of course, they are FULL of good advice on how to handle bullies.
His mom hints that the tree house is imaginary. Kaline is UNCONVINCED.
Kaline is an unusual kid who has to deal with normal situations - his dad leaving, bullies at school and a neighbor he isn't sure he can trust. The writing style (misspellings; long, wordy sentences; lots of all CAPS) gets you into Kaline's head (he must have ADHD) and makes you feel like he does - fidgety, nervous and unsure.
I like the way the book ended and even though it was short, still showed how Kaline grew and matured by the situations he dealt with.
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I've always wanted to live in a tree house (ever since reading Swiss Family Robinson). This book sounds like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun read. I hadn't heard of it. Thanks for sharing about it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book!
ReplyDeleteThis one is new to me, and it sounds like a great read for a reluctant reader.
ReplyDeleteI'll look for this one. It sounds perfect for my granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteThanks! This must be the same Haven Kimmel who has also written adult books - this is the first I am hearing of her children's book.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting book. I so want to go in that treehouse! Great review.
ReplyDelete~Jess
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That is some tree house, even if it's imaginary! And I like the main character's unusual name. I remember seeing this book in the bookstore when it first came out but I've never read it. Thanks for reminding me.
ReplyDeleteThis really does sound like a great read! Love, love the cover, too!
ReplyDeletethat cover is adorable. sounds like a great read!
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