The Kingdom Of Strange

By Shula Klinger

" Am extremely grouchy and even a good rant won't help. I'd talk to Fishbone, but in spite of his tremendous goodwill, he is still 'only' a cat and therefore unable to contribute much in the way of verbal advice. He's also busy right now, contemplating the borders between the recently established Cat Zone and Dog Zone. The borders were Gran's idea. A way to keep the beasts separate until some kind of peace agreement has been reached ." Ninth grader Thisbe has entered the Era of Weird. She's not sure she likes her best friends anymore, and her house has been invaded by yoga-loving Granny Ed and her smelly dog, Chutney. When she's assigned a group project in English (what could be worse?), Thisbe decides to work online with a student from another school. The next twelve weeks change her life in ways she never imagined as she forms an important new friendship and makes new discoveries about writing, identity, friendship, and love.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761453954
• ISBN13: 9780761453956
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Skyscape
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 9

Customer Reviews

A fine story of discovery evolves.

Thisbe wants to share her writing with someone - but her parents are literary critics, her friends don't care, and when she becomes involved in a writing class group project, she is motivated to seek outside contact online with another student from another school. And her partner shares her feelings about not fitting in, as well as her love of language. A fine story of discovery evolves.