Newbery Medal<\/p>\n
Winner of the Newbery Medal<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA charming, intriguingly plotted novel.\u201d\u2014Washington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly\u2019s\u00a0Hello, Universe<\/em>\u00a0is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Told from four intertwining points of view\u2014two boys and two girls\u2014the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner\u00a0bayani<\/em>\u00a0(hero). \u201cReaders will be instantly engrossed in this relatable neighborhood adventure and its eclectic cast of misfits.\u201d\u2014Booklist<\/em><\/p>\n In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate on basketball.<\/p>\n They aren\u2019t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms.<\/p>\n The acclaimed and award-winning author of\u00a0Blackbird Fly\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0The Land of Forgotten Girls<\/em>\u00a0writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia.<\/p>\n \u201cReaders across the board will flock to this book that has something for nearly everyone\u2014humor, bullying, self-acceptance, cross-generational relationships, and a smartly fateful ending.\u201d\u2014School Library Journal<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Author: Erin Entrada Kelly
\nPublication date: 17 Sep 2020
\nPublisher: HarperCollins
\nImprint: Greenwillow Books
\nFormat: Paperback | 336 pages
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