Pia's Plans
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2020
- Category
- NON-CLASSIFIABLE, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance, Marriage & Divorce
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459823785
- Publish Date
- Sep 2020
- List Price
- $10.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459823808
- Publish Date
- Jun 2020
- List Price
- $8.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 12
- Grade: 4 to 7
- Reading age: 9 to 12
Description
Key Selling Points
- A girl tries to cope with her parents’ divorce by controlling everything she can.
- This book examines the serious issue of perfectionism in a lighthearted manner.
- Many kids today mask their anxiety with control mechanisms.
- Alice Kuipers has written many novels for readers of all ages, including the 2011 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book-winning The Worst Thing She Ever Did (HarperCollins).
- The author herself suffered from crippling anxiety at a young age.
- New, enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.
About the author
ALICE KUIPERS is the award-winning author of three previous novels, Life On The Refrigerator Door, The Worst Thing She Ever Did and 40 Things I Want To Tell You, and the picture book The Best Ever Bookworm Book by Violet and Victor Small. Her work has been published to critical acclaim in twenty-nine countries. She lives in Saskatoon.
WEB: AliceKuipers.com
FACEBOOK: Alice Kuipers
TWITTER: @AliceKuipers
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
Editorial Reviews
“In this realistic fiction title dealing with anxiety and divorced parents at a young age, Pia is an engaging character learning to handle tough situations...A solid purchase for libraries in need of accessible hi-lo titles dealing with serious concerns in a light manner.”
School Library Journal (SLJ)
“A solid example of a high-interest low-reading-level book done well. This novel has heart...New enhanced print features, such as a dyslexia-friendly font, increased spacing between words and lines, and cream-coloured paper to minimize contrast, are all effective in improving reading accessibility for striving readers.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
“Simple vocabulary, short chapters, and quick pacing make this slice-of-life story a great high-interest, low–reading level option for struggling readers.”
Kirkus Reviews
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