![]() ![]() I love how she is so physically active, courageous, headstrong, and often acts before thinking. (They are some of the most understanding parents in children’s literature.) Her parents are loving, accepting, and affirm who she is even when she causes problems. Katie John has a great imagination that often gets her in trouble, but often helps her get out of a fix. ![]() I can see why I loved this character and her adventures. The KATIE JOHN books were some of my favorites as a child, and my son just bought me a set of “the old ones” for Christmas. Katie John's friends and parents may be unrealistically good and understanding, but I would think even contemporary readers might be glad to feel that sense of safety, that at least some adults were worthy of confiding in. All I know is, there’s more to life than BOYS-I hope!” Her plans f or the future had been more in the realm of ‘When I grow up…’ “I don’t know what I’m going to do. ![]() “Actually, didn’t have many ideas about being a teenager. Some of the other girls seem to have a clear picture of what it means to be a teenager. Even though one of her two best friends is a boy, Katie John starts the Boy Hater’s Club, and frustrated with feelings she can’t understand or control, alienates almost every other student in her class except for her loyal friend, Sue. Katie John can’t understand why the other girls in her class are so silly about boys. This third book in the KATIE JOHN series exquisitely captures the pain of early adolescence. ![]()
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