1. Book By: Katherine Hannigan Power Point By: Caroline G.

2.  The main character in this story is Ida B  Ida B’s family  The trees in the apple orchard  Ida B’s 2 teachers  The new family that buys half of the apple orchard.

3. IIda B: Ida B is not a very ordinary girl who lives on a farm/orchard. Everyday she talks to trees, because she believes that the trees talk to her and know what her feelings are. Ida B is also homeschooled  Ida B’s Family: Ida B’s family are pretty ordinary, until one day Ida B’s mom gets cancer, so they have to send Ida B to school. They also have to sell half of the apple orchard and Ida B gets so mad, because her favorite tree is on that side if the apple orchard. TThe Trees: The trees in the apple orchard are Ida B’s best friends. Ida tells them everything that happens in her life. IIda B’s 2 teachers: the first teacher wouldn’t let ida b use her nickname (Ida b) and wouldn’t let her be herself. The second one let her use her nickname and be herself, she also was more understanding. TThe new family that buys half of the apple orchard: The family that buys half of the apple orchard ends up to be a girl who is in Ida B’s class and Ida hates her. Her name is Clair.

4. IIda B’s house TThe apple orchard IIda B’s school

5.  Ida B’s mom gets cancer.  They can’t afford Ida B’s mom’s treatments.  They sell half of the apple orchard.  Clair and her family bye half of the apple orchard.  Ida B’s parents can’t home school her any more.

6.  Ida B’s family sells half of the apple orchard to pay for her moms treatments.  Ida B and Clair become friends.  Ida B’s parents send her to school.

7. Ida B Applewood is a not so ordinary girl who lives on an apple orchard and talks to the trees, who are her best friends. After being home-schooled, she goes to real school for the first time in 4 th grade. Ida hates school and misses the trees. After a few days her parents agree to go back to home-school. Everything is good until her mother gets sick and Ida B has to go back to school. The second time she went to school it was different in a good way!