What jolly things Ida B does with her time! I like the note she sends on her raft. She makes a cat house. She puts a mask of dishwashing detergent on her face and that leads to all sorts of things.(This sort of mask is not recommended. Please don't try this at home.)
She has a beautiful conversation with her father about the earth, wonderful, witty and wise. They live on a farm and he is hoping to pass the land on to her one day.
But then things change. Ida B's plans don't work out and she has to go back to school instead of being homeschooled because of an unforeseen event. She is assuming she will be miserable about going to school but school turns out to be quite different from how she thought it would be. (She had attended school before and it hadn't suit her.)
I hadn't finished reading the book yet but I could hardly put it down (I am in the middle of moving and had to put it down to move).
I was rather interested in the style of homeschooling Ida B was doing. It was the kind where the parents give lessons any time any where, including at the dinner table or at the grocery store.
The full title of this book is Ida B...And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World.
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