The Brand New Kid by Katherine Couric

The Brand New Kid by Katherine Couric

Ellie McSnelly and Carrie O'Toole were running and laughing-their first day of school was today And they wondered just what was in store.
Would this be a good year?
Would school be a bore?

Everyone remembers feeling excited and nervous each fall on the first day of school. It's no different for Ellie McSnelly and Carrie O'Toole. But this year, there's not only a new teacher to meet, but a brand new kid as well. Lazlo S. Gasky doesn't look or speak quite like the other kids, and no one is sure what to make of him. In fact, they respond to his arrival at Brookhaven School by taunting and teasing him. But when Ellie realizes how tough it is for Lazlo, she reaches out, and after school one day they share an afternoon of soccer, strudel, and chess. Besides making a new friend, she and Lazlo teach their classmates an important lesson-one that isn't in their schoolbooks-about accepting people who are different.and in getting to know Lazlo, the kids learn that people aren't that different from each other after all.

From one of America's most respected journalists, The Brand New Kid is a heartwarming story about tolerance and the need to give others a chance that will entertain and inspire children and adults alike.

Since 1991, Katie Couric has been a co-anchor of NBC News' Today, where she has covered and launched numerous major stories about life in America. She also contributes to the newsmagazine Dateline NBC as a contributing anchor. She's won two Emmys, been named one of Glamour's Women of the Year, and received widespread acclaim for her outstanding journalism. She was born and raised in Arlington, Virginia, and now resides in New York with her two girls, where she is working on her next book. Zin! by Marjorie Priceman received a Caldecott Honor.

She has drawn sixteen books and written five more since her first, the award-winning Friend or Frog, including Emeline at the Circus (1999), which was also a Times Ten Best Illustrated book. She was born in New York and attended the Rhode Island School of Design before settling in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780385500302
ISBN 10	0385500300
Title	The Brand New Kid
Author	Katherine Couric
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2000-10-10
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.