Annie B., Made for TV: Giveaway Winners

ANNIE B., MADE FOR TV: Middle Grade Novel Giveaway

20 individual books were given away to educators, school librarians, public librarians, and amazing literacy folks.
With our thanks to Running Press Kids.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Annie B., Made for TV
By Amy Dixon
Published by Running Press Book Publishers
ISBN-13: 9780762463855
Age Range: 8 – 12 Years

Eleven-year-old Annie Brown is used to being on the losing end of comparisons to her almost-always best friend Savannah. Savannah is MVP of the track team, has straight As, and, predictably, wins the most coveted school spirit award on the last day of 5th grade. Fortunately, Annie does have one very specialized skill.

Inspired by As Seen on TV commercials, Annie likes to invent products and write clever sales pitches to go along with them. So when an opportunity arises to audition for a local web show called The Cat’s Meow, Annie knows her future is set. She’s going to wow those producers with her fabulous writing and made-for-TV announcer voice. Of course, things don’t happen quite according to plan, and soon Annie is worried about losing both the opportunity she’s been training for her whole life, and her best friend.

“Dealing with themes of self-acceptance and jealousy, Dixon’s story keeps the drama firmly in the middle grade range….A light and humorous story that will be best received by younger middle grade readers seeking gentler fare than The Dork Diaries.”
—School Library Journal
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“Annie’s first-person narration is hilariously astute…Readers graduating from Junie B. to lengthier stories will find a new book-friend in Annie B.”
—Kirkus Reviews

LESSON PLANS & BOOK CLUB ACTIVITIES

Annie B. is a wrinventor or the creator of fictional inventions and the hilarious campaigns to promote them. Explore the lesson plans that invite students to understand and explain what an invention is, why people create them, and how new inventions/products are marketed to us. For Book Clubs and other hands on events, explore the activities that allow readers to make Annie’s fictional inventions real.
DOWNLOAD Annie B., Made for TV: STEM & LA Lesson Plans (PDF)
DOWNLOAD Annie B., Made for TV: STEM Programming Ideas (PDF)
 

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