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| Original Title: | Katie John |
| ISBN: | 0060209518 (ISBN13: 9780060209513) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Katie John #1 |
Mary Calhoun
Hardcover | Pages: 134 pages Rating: 4.04 | 1369 Users | 46 Reviews
Details Out Of Books Katie John (Katie John #1)
| Title | : | Katie John (Katie John #1) |
| Author | : | Mary Calhoun |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 134 pages |
| Published | : | 1960 by HarperCollins |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Young Adult |
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Ten-year-old Katie John Tucker did not look forward to the summer she and her parents were to spend in the enormous old house in the small southern town. She hadn't wanted to leave her friends, and she wished that fall would come quickly.But in spite of all her gloomy predictions, Katie John had a wonderful summer. With her new friend, Sue Halsey, she explored the old house and found it full of exciting surprises. The girls founded a society to improve people, and "improved" Sue's infuriating older sister with amazing results.The summer flew by and fall arrived all too soon. Playing a more responsible and adult role than ever before, Katie John was instrumental in deciding her family's future. Young readers will be delighted by impulsive, warm-hearted Katie John, for, as the "Virginia Kirkus Service" review says, Mrs. Calhoun "imbues her story with a good feeling of locale, a strong sense of seasonal Change, and above all a vigorous portrayal of an appealing and lively heroine."
Rating Out Of Books Katie John (Katie John #1)
Ratings: 4.04 From 1369 Users | 46 ReviewsColumn Out Of Books Katie John (Katie John #1)
A first-time read for me.Must admit that I fell in love with the house before I fell in love with Katie John. I found some of her adventures rather annoying, but then there would be this spark of realness that kept me going. However, up until the last chapter, I was pretty sure that I would not be moving on to the sequels. And then, my love of the house took over and I know I'll have to read more, just to find out about the house's new life.This is the first in a wonderful series about a 10-year-old adventurous tomboy named Katie John Tucker who moves from California to Missouri with her parents in order to sell her deceased Great-Aunt Emily's estate. At first, Katie is not happy in Missouri and she hates the big old house they inherited from her, but as she does some exploring, she meets a friend, dear plump Sue, and falls in love with the big old house and so does her parents, and soon they can't imagine leaving. The book starts
2.5 stars, it just wasn't interesting to me. I didn't like Katie that much and the stories are definitely geared exclusively toward younger readers, with many obvious statements that make it a bit dull to plod through. If I had read this as a kid I might feel differently. :)
A sweet step back in time when stories written for children were innocent & full of adventures.
Too neat of a package to be believable but kind of fun nonetheless. The highly fictitious nature of this book bears resemblance to an episode of Leave it to Beaver. But, come on, sometimes it's a relief to pretend everything does work out for the best in 23 minutes or 144 pages.
I loves Katie John books when I was younger, and it was fun to re-read this. It took place in 1960 and I read it in the early 1980s. I remember then feeling how far in the past the book felt, and that feeling was much stronger (with better reason!) this time. The book doesn't have a strong plot; the story revolves around the only child in family that moves from California to Missouri to sell an aunt's house but each chapter is a fairly distinct story of a random day in Katie John's life and it's
What a pleasure to re-visit Katie John. Now I need to find the other books in the series (I have some of them, but am missing one).I read Katie John for the first time back when I was probably about her age. It was an old book then, so a glimpse into life in the 1950s? 1960s? was a lot of fun and made me long for a simpler time. Who would think that now, so many years later, I'd be longing for that simpler time of the 1970s so our perspective tends to really change as we get older.Katie John is
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