Book
Hello, Universe
- Published
- 2018
- Genre
- Fiction
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
- Pages
- 320
- Words
- 42824
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30653713-hello-universe?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.7
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 690L
- Guided reading level
- Y
- Suggested reading age
- ages 10–12
In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his loud and boisterous family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and 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 act normal so that he can concentrate on basketball. They aren’t 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 the 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. (less)
Collections
Newbery Award
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781470859466
- ISBN-10
- 1470859467
Tags
Adventure-Rescue/SaveAward Winners-Newbery MedalAward Winners-SLJ Best BookBehavior-BullyingDisabilities-Hearing Impaired/DeafInterpersonal Relationships-FriendshipMysteries-Missing PersonsRecommended Reading-Junior Library Guild Selection