Kaline Klattermaster's Tree House

By Kimmel, Haven & Brown, Peter G.

Publishers Summary:
Third-grader Kaline's father has gone somewhere and his mother can't seem to keep everything straight, but the two brothers and one hundred dogs that live in his imaginary tree house, and his strange neighbor Mr. Osiris Putnaminski, help him cope with his father's absence, his mother's forgetfulness, and the bullies that torment him in school.

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ISBN
978-0-68987-402-4
Publisher
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2008.


REVIEWS

School Library Journal

Reviewed on March 1, 2008

Gr 3-4 Third-grader Kaline Klattermaster can't sit still. Sounds he doesn't even know he is going to make just pop out of his mouth. He starts out to do a task or his homework but then a single word or idea captures his complete attention and he's off in a daydream. In the real world, his dad has disappeared (Kaline's scatterbrained mother says only, "He's not here") and bullies are making school miserable. When his mother reads him a newspaper article about "grown up" tree houses, his i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

A boy uses his imagination to cope with bullies and his parents' separation. Readers may find humor in the coy malapropisms, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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