· The main characters of Gerties Leap to Greatness novel are John, Emma. The book has been awarded with Booker Prize, Edgar Awards and many others. One of the Best Works of Kate Beasley. published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Hardcover format for offline reading. Welcome! I’m Kate Beasley. I’m the author of Gertie’s Leap to Greatness and Lions and Liars (June ). I’m so happy you dropped by. · GERTIE’S LEAP TO GREATNESS By Kate Beasley Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki pp. Farrar, Straus Giroux. $ (Middle grade; ages 8 to 12)Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.
Written by debut author Kate Beasley, with illustrations by Jillian Tamaki (who illustrated the award-winning This One Summer), Gertie's Leap to Greatness is an instant classic that will leap into your children's hearts (and yours). Gertie's Leap to Greatness is on BN bookshelves now. Read "Gertie's Leap to Greatness" by Kate Beasley available from Rakuten Kobo. For fans of Three Times Lucky and The Penderwicks, this endearing new classic spins together sparkling humor, sizzle-pop. This is Gertie Reece Foy, and she's making a big jump in Gertie's Leap to Greatness. I think Gertie is to my daughter as Ramona Quimby was to me when I was a little girl. Those of you who grew up around the same time as me should be well familiar with Ramona and her antics, and author Kate Beasley has introduced a Ramona for a new generation.
When you read Gertie’s Leap to Greatness, it really feels like you’re reading from a fifth grader’s point of view. Kate Beasley captured a fifth grader’s voice and thoughts beautifully. It’s everything I felt and thought at that age. It deals with how kids change their loyalties and their interest frequently. Kids can be fickle. This detailed literature summary also contains Quotes and a Free Quiz on Gertie's Leap to Greatness by Beasley, Kate. Gertie's Leap to Greatness tells the story of Gertie Foy: a fifth grader determined to be the best fifth grader in the world. Living with Aunt Rae and her father Frank, Gertie was abandoned by her mother Rachel. Kate Beasley’s debut novel captures Gertie's story withplenty of wit and understanding."-Cathy Berner, Blue Willow Bookshop "[Kate Beasley] writes in the spirit of Roald Dahl and Kate DiCamillo with all the spunk and ferocity of a Southern lady, and Gertie’s Leap to Greatness is equal parts Matilda and Because of Winn-Dixie. Heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud funny.".
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