Lizard Meets Ivana the Terrible

By C. Anne Scott

Book Overview

Lizzie looked out the window at the pair of friends talking and laughing on their way to the bus. She wished making a new friend were as easy as making cheese and crackers. Lizzie Gardner must begin at a new school in the middle of the year. She hopes this might be the school where she'll finally be brave enough to make some friends. But before long, the class bully starts calling Lizzie names, and Lizzie is too shy to stick up for herself. That's when the school weirdo - Ivana the Terrible - comes to her rescue. Lizzie is afraid of Ivana at first. But soon Lizzie discovers that she and Ivana have a lot in common, especially their love for animals and reading. Maybe Lizzie will make a best friend after all. C. Anne Scott tells a tender and humorous story about an unusual friendship. Stephanie Roth's sweet and funny illustrations perfectly depict these endearing misfits.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805060936
• ISBN13: 9780805060935
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

My 7 year-old daughter's all-time favorite book

WOW - wonderful story about children's relationships, starting in a new school, and best friends. My daughter is a very picky reader, but this was her all-time favorite.

BEST BOOK EVER!!!!!!

Hey! This is the greatest book! I HIGHLY suggest it! It is great for kids that are starting a new school or just a leisurely book!It taught me to give everbody a chance!!!

A fun read

Shy Lizzie (called Lizard by the class bully) has trouble adjusting to her new school. The popular kids like her, but she doesn't especially like them. She is terrified of Ivana with her wild hair and outspoken ways, but after the two of them become journal buddies she starts to like her. Now she has a problem. If she hangs out with the class outcast, will the other kids still like her? This book is both funny and touching. My only quibble is that I wish the illustrator had included a picture of Lizzie's bad hair day.