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Growing Pangs by Kathryn Ormsbee

AN NPR BEST BOK OF THE YEAR - A>PARENTS>MAGAZINE BEST BOK


Inspired by a true story Eleven-year old homeschooled Katie has always felt different . . . and now she can't stop worrying. Introducing an irresistibly relatable graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and growing up.

An excellent companion to Raina Telgemeier's>Guts and Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's>Real Friends.--Booklist, Starred Review

New Friends. New grade. New worries?

Katie's always felt different. She's homeschooled, she has freckles, and her teeth are really crooked. But none of these things matter to Kacey. They're best friends>forever--just like their necklaces say. But when they go to summer camp, Kacey starts acting weird. What happened to the forever? And when Katie gets home, she can't stop worrying. About getting braces. About 6th grade. About friends. She knows tapping three times or opening and closing a drawer won't make everything better . . . but sometimes it helps stop the worrying. Is something wrong with her? And will anyone want to be friends with her if they find out?

Find out what happens next in the companion graphic novel, Turning Twelve>

AN NPR BEST BOK OF THE YEAR - A>PARENTS>MAGAZINE BEST BOK


Inspired by a true story Eleven-year old homeschooled Katie has always felt different . . . and now she can't stop worrying. Introducing an irresistibly relatable graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and growing up.

An excellent companion to Raina Telgemeier's>Guts and Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham's>Real Friends.--Booklist, Starred Review

New Friends. New grade. New worries?

Katie's always felt different. She's homeschooled, she has freckles, and her teeth are really crooked. But none of these things matter to Kacey. They're best friends>forever--just like their necklaces say. But when they go to summer camp, Kacey starts acting weird. What happened to the forever? And when Katie gets home, she can't stop worrying. About getting braces. About 6th grade. About friends. She knows tapping three times or opening and closing a drawer won't make everything better . . . but sometimes it helps stop the worrying. Is something wrong with her? And will anyone want to be friends with her if they find out?

Find out what happens next in the companion graphic novel, Turning Twelve>
Ormsbee, Kathryn: - Kathryn Ormsbee grew up with a secret garden in her backyard and a spaceship in her basement. She is the author of The Water and the Wild, The Doorway and the Deep, and The House in Poplar Wood and the YA novels Lucky Few, Tash Hearts Tolstoy, The Great Unknowable End, and The Sullivan Sisters. She's lived in lots of fascinating cities, from Birmingham to London to Seville, but she currently lives in Eugene, Oregon.
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ISBN 13 9780593301319
ISBN 10 0593301315
Title Growing Pangs
Author Kathryn Ormsbee
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2022-05-03
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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