Whether shes writing about school, parents, friends, love, or turning cartwheels, Kate Bloomfield--a nice, clear-thinking early teenager--gets to the heart of things. n nAn ALA Notable Childrens Book * Multiple starred reviewsn nEngaging -- ALA Booklist (starred review)n nA compelling portrait. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)n nFunny and poignant. -- School Library Journal (starred review)n nHonest and engaging, award-winning author Jean Littles beloved Hey World, Here I Am is told in a series of poems, observations, and vignettes.n nKate Bloomfield has got a lot to say--about school and friends and parents, about cartwheels (she cant do them), about parsnips (she wont eat them), about being alone and being herself, about life and love...even about Dave Nelson, who doesnt know shes alive. Outspoken, funny, sometimes confused but always observant, Kate is writing it all down--Hey World, Here I Am n