Love Stinks!
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 2004 · Est. 1.5 hour read

Love Stinks!

Written by Nancy E. Krulik · Illustrated by John & Wendy

Part of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo series

A girl turns into a candy store owner and disrupts Valentine's Day.

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80 pages· 8,433 words· Est. 1.5 hour read· 550L
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Bookroo's summary

Katie, a fourth-grader who detests Valentine's Day, finds herself magically transformed into Cinnamon, the candy store owner. Her mischievous twist on personalized candy hearts threatens to ruin the holiday for everyone. Can Katie reverse the chaos and restore the spirit of love before it's too late?

From the publisher

It’s February and love is in the air! Everyone in the fourth grade is getting into the Valentine spirit. The kids are making cards, and are ordering personalized candy hearts from Cinnamon’s Candy Shop, the new candy store in the mall. But Katie has had enough–she is definitely not into all this mushy gushy stuff! So Katie makes a decision: there’ll be no Valentine’s Day for her this year. But then Katie turns into Cinnamon, the candy store owner. And the personalized hearts she makes up are…well…not exactly to order! By doing this, she practically ruins Valentine’s Day for everyone. Will Katie have a change of heart and save the day?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
80
Words
8,433
Reading age
7–9
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
550L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.5
F&P level
~N
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
84760
Publication
Published
January 1, 2005
First published
December 29, 2004
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448436401
LCCN
2004015226
OCLC
56032671

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