Tails of Spring Break - Hardcover

Smith, Anne Warren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807563587 ISBN 13: 9780807563588

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2005

Synopsis

Katie isn't going anywhere for spring break. Her best friend, Sierra, is going to Hawaii! Katie sets out to save her spring break by starting a pet-sitting business, starting with Sierra's cat. But she didn't plan on having a business partner.

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About the Author

Anne Warren Smith grew up in Ticonderoga, a paper mill town in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The author of several novels for children, including Turkey Monster Thanksgiving and Tails of Spring Break, she lives in Corvallis, Oregon.

Reviews

Grade 3-5–Everyone in Katie's fourth-grade class, except her, is going away for spring break. Even her best friend, Sierra, is going to Hawaii. What's worse, the class goody-goody, Claire, has to stay with Katie for the week because of a family emergency. After Katie offers to watch Sierra's cat, China, for the vacation, she decides to start her own pet-sitting business. Suddenly she's also taking care of Mrs. Anderson's dog and another neighbor's exotic fish. Looking after pets is not as easy as it seems, though, when China disappears, the pooch eats a plant, and one of the fish dies. But with the help of Claire, who is still coping with the recent death of her mother, Katie manages to have a spring break she won't soon forget. This quick and light story is fun to read. The short chapters keep the narrative moving and the action never lags. The cover art is also appealing enough to hook animal lovers.–Kristen Oravec, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Strongsville, OH
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Gr. 4-6. Everyone in Katie's fourth-grade class is going somewhere outside of "rainy old Oregon" for spring break; even her despised neighbor, Claire, is off to Wahington, D.C. But Katie and her little brother, Tyler, are staying home with their father, and Katie has come up with an idea for making some money: babysitting pets. Things take a unfortunate turn when Claire's trip is cancelled, and her grandfather's illness forces Claire to stay with Katie's family. Then the first animal boarder, China Cat, who belongs to Katie's best friend, promptly disappears, and tropical fish and an incontinent dog are added to the mix. As this mildly amusing read continues, Katie and Claire, not unexpectedly, discover that they have more in common than their missing moms (Claire's has died, Katie's is a country music star). Sometimes this borders on the preachy, but it's comfortable fare nonetheless. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Edition details

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807563587
• ISBN 13: 9780807563588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 136