Pool Problem: The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez

by Diana G Gallagher, Brann Garvey (Illustrator)

Overview

Claudia is super excited because her family is getting a pool! But her tree house tree needs to be cut down to make room for the new pool. Claudia has so many happy memories in the tree house. How can she leave it behind? Stuck between the past and a pool, what's a girl to do?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434215772
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Claudia Cristina Cortez
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	420L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

About the Author

Diane G. Gallagher lives in Florida with her husband, Marty Burke, five dogs, three cats, and a cranky parrot. A professional folk musician in the 1970s, Gallagher also wrote songs and dabbled in whimsical fantasy art in the 1980s. She is best known for her hand-colored print series, "Woof: The House Dragon", and she won a Hugo for Best Fan Artist 1988. "The Alien Dark" (TSR1990) was her first published novel. Gallagher has written over 70 titles, including books in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Charmed", Smallville", and "Star Trek" series.

Table of Contents

The mess — Good news and bad news — The goodbye begins — What pool problem? — Nightmare — Anna ambush — It's alive! — Meeting place tryouts — Pros and cons — Fond farewell — P.S.