Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story [Paperback]

Linda Thieman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2, 2008

Mom's Choice Awards(r) winner. For ages 7-10. Lexile(r) measure: 280L. Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family LOOK like a normal family. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to Kimble's mother. -- Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story is a chapter book at RL3 (reading level 3), and is the first in the award-winning series. The Katie & Kimble books are funny, engaging and exciting, but are not fear-based.

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About the Author

Linda Thieman (pronounced TEE-mun) writes the award-winning Katie & Kimble chapter book series (RL3) and runs the Katie & Kimble Blog (http://www.katieandkimbleblog.com). She is a former English language teacher who has created a set of reading skills activity packets and classroom materials that teachers and homeschoolers can download from the Katie & Kimble Blog free of charge. The materials correspond to the first two books in the Katie & Kimble series and are guided by the national standards set for third grade reading skills. Linda lives in Sioux City, Iowa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 114 pages
• Publisher: Pale Silver Rainplop Press (July 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979439612
• ISBN-13: 978-0979439612
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,021,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Katie and Kimble Rocks!, May 22, 2009

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Susan (IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Paperback)

Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story is the first book in the Katie & Kimble Series. This series is geared toward a reading level 3 and ages 7-10. It is 106 pages of pure fictional fun! Don't let the Ghost Story title keep your young ones from reading the book. It isn't a scary book! Katie moves to a new town with her family and discovers a kindred spirit! She goes on a quest that is engaging and heartfelt!

My 10 year old homeschooled daughter,loved the book! She is an avid reader who devours 5 books at a time. She was excited to read the book and then explore The Katie and Kimble blog ([...]). Very few fictional books link you to a blog! What a great opportunity for the Author, Linda Thieman, to get her readers eager to explore and do more with Katie and Kimble. My daughter loves the interaction with the sound bites! How fun to go hear the Kimble Kimble chant, Graceful Ghost and even see the Katie and Kimble video that uses graphics from the book!

As a homeschool mom I love the blog! There is a section for Teachers and Homeschoolers! In the section you have access to free materials and activity packets for each book! The author, Linda Thieman is a former English/Language teacher from Sioux City, Iowa. The material that she created corresponds to the first two books in the Series. They are guided by the standards set for third grade reading skills in Iowa school systems. The books are priced right too! So not only are the books affordable you are given full access to the blog with free activities, free chapter downloads, handouts, color sheets, etc. On top of that the site is kid friendly and kid safe!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Timeless Treasure, January 21, 2009

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A. Pohren (IA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Paperback)

One of the greatest and fondest memories of my childhood is the excitement of finding a perfect book and getting lost within it's pages. Such books for me were The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler and the Trixie Belden series by Julie Cambell. I cannot tell you the countless afternoons spent re-inacting The Boxcar Children books outside in our garage and yard. To me, a book that not only allows a child to become engrossed within it, but also brings stories to life so strongly that they bring a child's imagination to life, outside of the pages, is utterly priceless. I found Katie & Kimble to be such a story. Ok, so I won't be running outside (or inside, for that matter) re-inacting the story or bringing other stories to life with the characters, but I had the same wonderous feeling come over me, as I read Katie & Kimble. It truly took me back to my childhood and, for just a bit, I felt that childhood/perfect book connection once again. It was, quite frankly, a magical feeling.

Not only did I adore reading Katie & Kimble, but the several parts that I read out loud to my 6 year old daughter, thrilled her. I will be going back and rereading the entire book with her and eagerly awaiting the second in the series.

Katie is a young girl of nine, who has moved into a new house, along with her Mom, Dad, and baby brother. Little does she know that, within the house, another young girl, of ten, also lives - though she is a ghost. Kimble died many years ago, at the young age of ten, from a terrible flu outbreak. She is lonely, sad, and desperately wants to find out what happened to her Mother.

From the very first giggle that Katie hears, the girls immediately become the best of friends, forming a deep friendship that transends all boundaries (alive vs. pasted on). Katie & Kimble is a true treasure with it's sweet simplicity and richly engrossing tale. Ms. Thieman has an excellent talent for bringing her characters to life and allowing the reader to be quickly absorbed within the settings and dialog. I can easily see this series becoming a childhood favorite to last through the years! I simply cannot wait to read the next in this series: Katie & Kimble, The Magic Wish!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghostly Fun, January 12, 2009

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Melissa Markham (Huddleston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story (Paperback)

This review was done by my 8 year old daughter who loved the book!

Katie & Kimble is a very honest book with a lot of friendship and truth. I thought it was a really great book, one of my top favorites. It was a very sweet, loving book. There are some parts that I wasn't expecting, but I liked the whole thing. I think it would be cool to meet a ghost like Kimble and to live in that type of house. Katie didn't really have any friends and I think Kimble made a smart choice of showing her feelings so Katie would like her.

I wish that I had a friend like Katie or Kimble or even both. I think Katie & Kimble is a book I would enjoy reading again and I look forward to reading more about Katie and Kimble's adventures. I also liked the pictures in the book. I think Mrs. Russell made a smart choice about trusting that Kimble was real and I was surprised that she believed in the end.