The Fourteenth Goldfish

$13.59

Hardcover
Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Publisher: Random House
Publish Date: August 2014
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.1
EAN: 9780375870644

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Overview

Believe in the possible . . . with this “warm, witty, and wise” New York Times bestselling novel from three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm. A perfect read about a child’s relationship with her grandfather!

Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer.
Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far?

Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He’s bossy. He’s cranky. And weirdly enough . . . he looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather, a scientist who’s always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this pimply boy really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?

With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality . . . and possibility.

And don’t miss the much-anticipated sequel, The Third Mushroom!

“Warm, witty and wise”–The New York Times

“Awesomely strange and startlingly true-to-life. It makes you wonder what’s possible.” — Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me

SUNSHINE STATE AWARD FINALIST!

Details

Pages: 208
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 in
Lexile Score: 550
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 4
ISBN: 0375870644

Awards

2016 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee (Children's)
2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended (Ten to Fourteen)