Erin Entrada Kelly
First State of Being Paperback Book
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WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDALA FINALIST FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDChicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2024Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2024 for Kids and TeensBookPage Best Middle Grade of 2024Common Sense Media Best Books of 2024?2025 Excellence in Childrens and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable ListWhen twelveyearold Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever. From bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly, also the winner of the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space, this novel explores themes of family, friendship, trust, and forgiveness. The First State of Being is for fans of Rebecca Steads When You Reach Me.Its August 1999. For twelveyearold Michael Rosario, life at Fox Run Apartments in Red Knot, Delaware, is as ordinary as everexcept for the looming Y2K crisis and his overwhelming crush on his sixteenyearold babysitter, Gibby. But when a disoriented teenage boy named Ridge appears out of nowhere, Michael discovers there is more to life than stockpiling supplies and pining over Gibby.It turns out that Ridge is carefree, confident, and bold, things Michael wishes he could be. Unlike Michael, however, Ridge isnt where he belongs. When Ridge reveals that hes the worlds first time traveler, Michael and Gibby are stunned but curious. As Ridge immerses himself in 1999fascinated by microwaves, basketballs, and mallsMichael discovers that his new friend has a book that...
Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: YFB; Weight: 372 g; Dimensions: 194 x 130
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WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDALA FINALIST FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDChicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older Readers of 2024Shelf Awareness Best Books of 2024 for Kids and TeensBookPage Best Middle Grade of 2024Common Sense Media Best Books of 2024?2025 Excellence in Childrens and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable ListWhen twelveyearold Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever. From bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly, also the winner of the Newbery Medal for Hello, Universe and a Newbery Honor for We Dream of Space, this novel explores themes of family, friendship, trust, and forgiveness. The First State of Being is for fans of Rebecca Steads When You Reach Me.Its August 1999. For twelveyearold Michael Rosario, life at Fox Run Apartments in Red Knot, Delaware, is as ordinary as everexcept for the looming Y2K crisis and his overwhelming crush on his sixteenyearold babysitter, Gibby. But when a disoriented teenage boy named Ridge appears out of nowhere, Michael discovers there is more to life than stockpiling supplies and pining over Gibby.It turns out that Ridge is carefree, confident, and bold, things Michael wishes he could be. Unlike Michael, however, Ridge isnt where he belongs. When Ridge reveals that hes the worlds first time traveler, Michael and Gibby are stunned but curious. As Ridge immerses himself in 1999fascinated by microwaves, basketballs, and mallsMichael discovers that his new friend has a book that...
Binding: Paperback;272 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; Classification: YFB; Weight: 372 g; Dimensions: 194 x 130
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