Charlie and I stopped by the Haltom City Library the other day to pick up a couple books. Even though the Library was closed they would set books outside to keep kids entertained and reading during the Summer Reading program they host.
One of the books I picked up was Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy. I thought Charlie would enjoy this novel. Before I have the novel to Charlie I sat down to look through Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy.
I wanted to make sure Charlie could read Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy on his own. Which after looking through the novel I knew he would but he might struggle a little which would let me work with Charlie on his reading.
I became engaged in the story line and before I knew it I had read all of Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy Before I was done I came up with mew lessons we can use for Homeschooling using Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy.
Charlie sat down that evening and began to readOlivia Kidney And The Exit Academy . Before Charlie knew it he had read over half of Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy and didn’t want to stop reading.
This surprised me because Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy is about a Spirit. I thought the story might make Charlie uneasy but Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy didn’t bother either of us. After hearing us talking about Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy David even asked Charlie to read the story to him.
Olivia Kidney And The Exit Academy
If you thought Olivia Kidney’s last apartment building was weird, wait until you see her new home! A lagoon in the living room. A room in which a person’s every thought can be heard. Strangers showing up at all hours of the night to practice bumping into walls!
And, of course, there are the ghosts. Why do they always seem to follow Olivia around? And why was Olivia invited to live at this strange place? Everything eventually falls into place when she meets a young woman in a coma, and Olivia realizes she has just as much ability to speak to the living as she does the dead.
About Ellen Potter
Ellen Potter is the author of many award-winning middle-grade novels, including the OLIVIA KIDNEY series, PISH POSH, SLOB, and THE KNEEBONE BOY.
Her novel OLIVIA KIDNEY was awarded Child magazine’s “Best Children’s Book Award” and was selected as one of the “Books of the Year” by Parenting magazine.
SLOB was selected for the Junior Library Guild Spring 2009 List and the 2010 Texas Lone Star Reading List.
Her nonfiction book SPILLING INK; A YOUNG WRITER’S HANDBOOK (co-authored by Anne Mazer) was a New York Public Library Top 100 Children’s Book for 2010 and a Children’s Literature Assembly 2011 Notable Book.
Her newest series is PIPER GREEN & THE FAIRY TREE (Fall 2015, Knopf).
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
