Book By: Katherine Hannigan
Power Point By: Caroline G.
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main character in this story is Ida B
Ida B’s family
The trees in the apple orchard
Ida B’s 2 teachers
The new family that buys half of the apple
orchard.
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Ida B: Ida B is not a very ordinary girl who lives on a farm/orchard. Everyday she talks to trees,
because she believes that the trees talk to her and know what her feelings are. Ida B is also
homeschooled
Ida B’s Family: Ida B’s family are pretty ordinary, until one day Ida B’s mom gets cancer, so they
have to send Ida B to school. They also have to sell half of the apple orchard and Ida B gets so mad,
because her favorite tree is on that side if the apple orchard.
The Trees: The trees in the apple orchard are Ida B’s best friends. Ida tells them everything that
happens in her life.
Ida B’s 2 teachers: the first teacher wouldn’t let ida b use her nickname (Ida b) and wouldn’t let her
be herself. The second one let her use her nickname and be herself, she also was more understanding.
The new family that buys half of the apple orchard: The family that buys half of the apple orchard
ends up to be a girl who is in Ida B’s class and Ida hates her. Her name is Clair.
Ida
B’s house
The apple orchard
Ida B’s school
Ida
B’s mom gets cancer.
They can’t afford Ida B’s mom’s treatments.
They sell half of the apple orchard.
Clair and her family bye half of the apple
orchard.
Ida B’s parents can’t home school her any more.
Ida
B’s family sells half of the apple orchard
to pay for her moms treatments.
Ida B and Clair become friends.
Ida B’s parents send her to school.
Ida B Applewood is a not so ordinary girl who lives on an apple
orchard and talks to the trees, who are her best friends. After being
home-schooled, she goes to real school for the first time in 4th grade.
Ida hates school and misses the trees. After a few days her parents
agree to go back to home-school. Everything is good until her mother
gets sick and Ida B has to go back to school. The second time she
went to school it was different in a good way!