It Only Looks Easy

By Pamela Swallow and Pamela Curtis Swallow

Book Overview

In books, when you read something like, "everything is great," you just know that something terrible is about to happen. But in real life, you can miss the warnings. And then, wham, slam, sneak attack. Everything skids out of control.

Before the first day of seventh grade is over, Kat Randall's year is nearly ruined. When her beloved dog, Cheddar, is run over by a woman with Alzheimer's disease, Kat reacts impulsively, leaving school on a "borrowed" bike to get to the vet. Then the bike gets stolen. Kat often does the wrong thing for the right reason, but now she has gone from being a person you can count on to someone you probably shouldn't. Suddenly she is looked at differently by everyone at school--even the police are keeping an eye on her. If "one of the best years" of her life starts out like this, what's next?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312561148
• ISBN13: 9780312561147
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

The interesting book

I would recommend this book to other people because it is very detailed and it is also very curious too. Some parts of this book were exciting or scared or curious. I think a lot of people would like to read this wonderful book. If Cheddar did not get hit by a car I think none of the horrible things would have happened. I also think that some of Kat's reactions were not very good choices. I think that Kat should not have gone to the hospital because she could go to the hospital after school. When the bike was found, I was very curious about who stole the bikes. To me, this is a very well written book and I hope many people will read it!

i love this book!

If you love pets the way I do and you'll do anything in the world to take care of them and make sure they're all right, then you'll be right there with Kat and her dog, Cheddar in Pam Swallow's well-written story about them! This is a funny and sometimes serious look at a girl who does the wrong things for the right reasons - a girl I could sure identify with and I think you will, too. You'll want Kat for your friend.

Excellent story!

It is wonderful to read a story about a character I can relate to. Kat is not a bad kid. She does something wrong, but she does it for the right reason. And then she pays for her mistake. A reader can see how one mistake can mushroom into something big, and that a person's reputation can be affected. But the reader can also learn, the way Kat does, that people can be so different than you imagined they are, once you get below the surface. Kat is a caring person, and that quality shines through. I was with her all the way!

I loved this book..

I loved this book because Kat is a lot like me and my friends in seventh grade. She loves animals, especially her dog and she would do anything to see him safe. It made me think about what I would have done if I were in her place and how hard it is to always know when to do the right thing.I kept wanting to turn the pages to find out what was happening next.It's the kind of book that has you laughing one minute and almost crying the next. It's my favorite book so far this year...

I loved this book..

I loved this book because Kat is a lot like me and my friends in seventh grade. She loves animals, especially her dog and she would do anything to see him safe. It made me think about what I would have done if I were in her place and how hard it is to always know when to do the right thing.I kept wanting to turn the pages to find out what was happening next.It's the kind of book that has you laughing one minute and almost crying the next. It's my favorite book so far this year.Ellie P., from Easton, Pa.