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Olivia Bean, trivia queen a novel

After overcoming a number of obstacles, especially in the subject of geography, Olivia is on her way to Hollywood to appear on Jeopardy! and, she hopes, to reunite with her father who left the family two years ago.

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Main Author: Gephart, Donna
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Curiosities and wonders > Juvenile fiction.
Jeopardy! (Television program) > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers > Juvenile fiction.
Divorce > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:After overcoming a number of obstacles, especially in the subject of geography, Olivia is on her way to Hollywood to appear on Jeopardy! and, she hopes, to reunite with her father who left the family two years ago.
Physical Description:278 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780375989520 (hbk.)
0375989528 (hbk.)
9780385740524 (hc)
0385740522 (hc)
Author Notes:Donna Gephart's first novel, As If Being 12-3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running For President! won the prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award. Her novel, How To Survive Middle School, received starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal and Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen, about a girl determined to get on a TV quiz show sold to Random House.

In addition to writing books for children, Donna has written for newspapers and magazines including: Family Circle Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Newspaper, Parenting, Highlights for Children, Scholastic's Storyworks Magazine and many others.

She's a featured speaker at elementary and middle schools, book festivals, libraries and conferences, including the S.C.B.W.I. National Conference, the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop, the Conference on Children's Literature, and Bookmania.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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