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Olivia Kidney

By Ellen Potter
Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

By Ellen Potter
Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

By Ellen Potter
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By Ellen Potter
Read by Tara Sands

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Paperback $6.99

Oct 21, 2004 | ISBN 9780142402344 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $8.95

May 13, 2003 | 188 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Olivia Kidney

    Olivia Kidney has just moved to another new apartment building, and Olivia’s the new kid in school, again. Olivia thinks she’s fed up with new places . . . until she gets a look at her building! Sure, it looks normal from the outside, but inside things are crazy. There are talking lizards crawling everywhere. An exiled princess haunts the hallways, and Olivia finds one apartment made entirely of glass! She’s meeting fantastical characters and seeing wondrous sights that make Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland seem tame. But among all the ghosts and pirates and princesses, can Olivia find a friend?

    About Olivia Kidney

    Olivia Kidney’s new apartment building is crazy! Talking lizards crawling everywhere. An exiled princess haunting the hallways. A tropical rain forest growing in 7B. Even an apartment made entirely of glass! Maybe Olivia’s father will get fired from his job as the building super, as he always does, and they can leave. But Olivia is tired of moving from place to place, from school to school. What she wouldn’t give for a little slice of sanity. And maybe a friend to share it with.

    In the tradition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Coraline comes a remarkable debut story that is quirky, fun, magical, and completely genuine. Ellen Potter offers a world where even the oddest characters feel right at home. 

    “Olivia Kidney is absolutely delightful. I sat down to glance at the story one evening, was immediately drawn in, and ended up chuckling my way straight through in a single sitting, though not without a trace of jealousy. What a smashing debut for Ellen Potter!”—Bruce Coville, author of My Teacher Is an Alien

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    About Ellen Potter

    Ellen Potter is the author of more than ten books, including the bestselling Olivia Kidney series and the award-winning novels Slob, The Kneebone Boy, and The Humming Room. Her most recent series for boys, Otis Dooda: Strange but True, is a Cybils Award nominee…. More about Ellen Potter

    About Peter Reynolds

    Peter Reynolds is an author and illustrator of children’s books and the founder of the educational media company FableVision. The books he has illustrated include Huck Runs Amuck!, Olivia Kidney, and What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your… More about Peter Reynolds

    About Ellen Potter

    Ellen Potter is the author of more than ten books, including the bestselling Olivia Kidney series and the award-winning novels Slob, The Kneebone Boy, and The Humming Room. Her most recent series for boys, Otis Dooda: Strange but True, is a Cybils Award nominee…. More about Ellen Potter

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 21, 2004 | 176 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780142402344

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $8.95
    Published by Listening Library
    May 13, 2003 | 188 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780807216309

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    At once exuberant and poignant, PotterÆs cunningly crafted first novel [is] a memorable debut. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

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