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Karin Adams

Author of Frostbite Hotel

7 Works 27 Members 3 Reviews 1 Favorited

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Lorimer Illustrated Humor

Works by Karin Adams

Frostbite Hotel (2014) 7 copies, 3 reviews

The One Week Writing Workshop (2024) 7 copies

Mermaid Warrior Squad (2017) 6 copies

My Best Friend Is a Viral Dancing Zombie (Lorimer Illustrated Humor) (2016) 3 copies

Lights! Curtains! Cows! (2009) 2 copies

Auf dem Weg zu Jakob (2007) 1 copy

No TV? No Fair! (2010) 1 copy

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Frostbite Hotel (Lorimer Illustrated Humor) by Karin Adams

Kirby Katz has big dreams of making his fortune as an entrepreneur, just like his role model, hotel magnate William T. Williamson. But Kirby discovers that operating a "snow hotel" in the schoolyard comes with its own set of challenges: sourcing the best snow blocks, staff team-building, marketing, and competition from Brewster's Best Five-Star Inn, run by the Bear and his gang of the meanest kids in Grade 6. Worst of all, when Brewster's gang starts stealing Kirby's best ideas, all evidence points to a "mole" among his own staff.… (more)

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Gmomaj | 2 other reviews | Jan 19, 2020 |

Frostbite Hotel by Karin Adams

When Kirby and his friends decide to build a snow hotel, instead of a snow fort, all of the other kids on the playground copy his idea. This book was a bit too juvenile for me but I believe it will be good for pre-teens who are focusing on reading chapter books.

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JanaRose1 | 2 other reviews | Mar 10, 2015 |

Frostbite Hotel by Karin Adams

Brrr ... when winter comes, it can mean one thing during recess: snow forts! Kirby and his friends want to make it big on the playground this year, so they build not a fort ... but the Frostbite Hotel. Can the hotel stand the test of duplicitous friends and the school bully? Recommended. (206)

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activelearning | 2 other reviews | Dec 19, 2014 |

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Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award

Frostbite Hotel (Shortlist – English Fiction – 2017)

The Willow Awards

Frostbite Hotel (Finalist – Diamond Willow – 2016)

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Works: 7
Members: 27
Popularity: #483,027
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 3
ISBNs: 15
Languages: 1
Favorited: 1

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