| Quintessence Contributor(s): Redman, Jess (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374309760 ISBN-13: 9780374309763 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019036430 |
| Lexile Measure: 720 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.7" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A 2021 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Honor Book Quintessence is an extraordinary story from Jess Redman about friendship, self-discovery, interconnectedness, and the inexplicable elements that make you you. Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started a week later, and they haven't stopped--even though she's told her parents that they have. She's homesick and friendless and every day she feels less and less like herself. But one day she finds a telescope in the town's junk shop, and through its lens, she watches a star--a star that looks like a child--fall from the sky and into her backyard. Alma knows what it's like to be lost and afraid, to long for home, and she knows that it's up to her to save the star. And so, with the help of some unlikely new friends from Astronomy Club, she sets out on a quest that will take a little bit of science, a little bit of magic, and her whole self. This title has Common Core connections. |
Contributor Bio(s): Redman, Jess: - Jess Redman is a therapist and psychology teacher. She currently lives in Florida with her husband, two young children, and an old cat named Soul Pie. The Miraculous is her debut novel. |