ISABELLE THE ITCH

by Constance C. Greene ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1973

Isabelle's story is funny and true and itchy enough to give to girls who don't like to read; the hyperactive ten year-old acts out unsanctioned impulses and suffers the parent-teacher flak that make her a real sister to them. Isabelle's mother, a master of contradictory orders (slow down and hurry up), fears that Isabelle will drive her crazy and, after a few minutes in the examining room, the doctor extends his sympathy -- to the mother. Her teacher, when Isabelle fails a spelling test, tells her she could do better (how maddeningly familiar that will sound) and hateful Mary Eliza, a girl in her class, has a talent for making her feel ignorant and unwanted. Isabelle's father, however, assures her that when she sets her mind to it she can scale mountains, and at last her best friend Herbie with whom she fights on schedule each day after school, the new girl Jane who beats her in the field day race, and old Mrs. Stern whom she meets when subbing on her older brother's paper route all help her to see that it might be true.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1973

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Viking

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1973

Categories: FICTION