{"product_id":"kate-the-great-except-when-she-s-not","title":"Kate the Great, Except When She's Not","description":"Fans of Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries will love this illustrated series by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat\u003c\/i\u003e. Meet Kate Geller, a sassy flute-playing artist, who comes up with an original way to redefine friendship.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKate’s older sister is way too perfect. Her younger sister is way too cute. And her mom wants her to be pals with her frenemy, Nora. Her art teacher, Mrs. Petty, is way too uncreative, and how can Kate pay attention at Junior Guides when her pod leader has a sweat stain the size of the town beach? Now she has to get through her Christopher Columbus role during Discovery Day and her “Colonial Buddies” report, but little does she know how much “help” she’ll be getting from Eleanor Roosevelt and Albert Einstein.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis humorous debut novel features more than 350 illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKate the Great\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\"She's funny. Quirky. Original. Kate's the greatest.\"  -\u003cb\u003eLincoln Peirce\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eBig Nate\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"May Kate continue to be this great.\" –\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Becker’s first illustrated novel falls neatly in line with many others of its ilk, series such as \u003ci\u003eBig Nate\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u003c\/i\u003e…” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Becker does an excellent job of channeling the behind-adults’-backs humor and friendship frustrations of the middle-school crowd…” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Debut novelist Becker employs doodles, cartoons, and comic strips reminiscent of Jeff Kinney’s \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Wimpy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKid\u003c\/i\u003e and Lincoln Peirce’s \u003ci\u003eBig Nate\u003c\/i\u003e.” –\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Suzy Becker","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":34841077285031,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/products\/BNCImageAPI_aeb8f434-8b2c-4fb8-9e86-cbbb6f56ff33.jpg?v=1592859653","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/kate-the-great-except-when-she-s-not","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}