AGNES PARKER... GIRL IN PROGRESS
Kathleen O'Dell, . . Puffin, $5.99 ( , $5.99 ISBN p) ISBN 978-0-14-240228-3
In a starred review,
Details
Reviewed on: 11/22/2004
Genre: Children's
- Amazon
- Apple Books
- Bookshop
- Share
- Post
- Copy Link
More By and About this Authorchevron_right
- AGNES PARKER... GIRL IN PROGRESSKathleen O'DellIn this accomplished first novel, O'Dell probes the sixth-grade mindset pithily and perceptively. In the opening scene, Agnes Parker rides her bike frantically to her best friend Prejean's Continue reading »
- OPHIE OUT OF OZKathleen O'DellAfter winningly examining the peculiarities of sixth grade in Agnes Parker... Girl in Progress , O'Dell now turns to the challenges of Ophie Peeler, as she Continue reading »
- Ophie Out of OzKathleen O'DellOphie Peeler thinks of herself as Dorothy waiting for something big to happen "somewhere over the rainbow." But Oregon isn't quite what Ophie had in mind. She misses her best friend, Continue reading »
- Agnes Parker...Girl in ProgressKathleen O'DellIn a starred review, PW said, ""The author probes the sixth-grade mindset pithily and perceptively. Charming, yet by no means flawless, Agnes is a heroine nearly everyone can embrace."" Ages 10-up. Continue reading »
- Bad TicketsKathleen O'DellIn O'Dell's (the Agnes Parker series) latest, 16-year-old Catholic schoolgirl Mary Margaret has dumped her ""boring"" and chaste friend, Elizabeth, for the dangerously fun Jane. Together, the new Continue reading »
- The AviaryKathleen O'DellIt’s been a few years since readers have heard from O’Dell, apparently because she’s been getting her Frances Hodgson Burnett on. This Gilded Age departure from O’Dell’s contemporary fare depicts Continue reading »
![]()
Six first-time children's authors and illustrators talk about their road to publication Continue reading »![]()
And to Think That I Saw It on Klickitat Street. No, it's not a new Dr. Seuss title. But it could perhaps serve as a thumbnail summary of where Kathleen O'Dell found inspiration Continue reading »
PW EDITORS’ PICKS FOR
THE BEST NEW BOOKS
PW EDITORS’ PICKS FOR THE BEST NEW BOOKS
Featured Children's Reviews
Marie’s Magic Eggs: How Marie Procai Kept the Ukrainian Art of Pysanky Alive
Sandra Neil Wallace
In this moving picture book, Wallace and Turk limn the life story of artist and entrepreneur Marie Procai (1897–1994), focusing on her devotion to her culture’s credo that “as Continue reading »
When Cherry Blossoms Fall
Katrina Goldsaito
Learning to appreciate impermanence is the delicate takeaway of Goldsaito and Imamura’s conceptual intergenerational tale. In the cold of early spring, young Yuna climbs a Continue reading »
Welcome, Uncle Nowruz! A Persian New Year’s Story
Rashin Kheiriyeh
In this high-spirited seasonal picture book, Kheiriyeh reimagines the Iranian folktale of Nane Sarma, who embodies winter, and Uncle Nowruz, the messenger of spring. Nane Sarma Continue reading »
Skating Wilder
Brandon Dumais, Aj Dungo
Skaters Dumais and Dungo present an outstanding celebration of skateboarding in this exuberant graphic novel that reflects on their friendship and chronicles the sport’s Continue reading »
chevron_right
