Superstar
Published on 20. June 2017
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-06-237777-7 (ISBN)
Description
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!
"Lester's first-person narrative is honest and pure." -Kirkus (starred review)
Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder, this uplifting debut novel from Mandy Davis follows space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends, facing bullies, finding his "thing," and accidentally learning of his autism-spectrum diagnosis.
Lester's first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be-the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears, there are too many kids, and then there's the bully.
Lester was always home-schooled, and now he's shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair, which goes really well for Lester! This is it. The moment where I find out for 100 percent sure that I won.
But then things go a bit sideways, and Lester has to find his way back. A touching peek into the life of a sensitive autism-spectrum boy facing the everydayness of elementary school, Superstar testifies that what you can do isn't nearly as important as who you are.
"A lovely, heartfelt narrative about the things we've lost, and the things we've found again." -Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner for The Wednesday Wars
"I LOVE LESTER." -Linda Urban, author of Milo Speck, Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect
"Lester's first-person narrative is honest and pure." -Kirkus (starred review)
Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder, this uplifting debut novel from Mandy Davis follows space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends, facing bullies, finding his "thing," and accidentally learning of his autism-spectrum diagnosis.
Lester's first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be-the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears, there are too many kids, and then there's the bully.
Lester was always home-schooled, and now he's shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair, which goes really well for Lester! This is it. The moment where I find out for 100 percent sure that I won.
But then things go a bit sideways, and Lester has to find his way back. A touching peek into the life of a sensitive autism-spectrum boy facing the everydayness of elementary school, Superstar testifies that what you can do isn't nearly as important as who you are.
"A lovely, heartfelt narrative about the things we've lost, and the things we've found again." -Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner for The Wednesday Wars
"I LOVE LESTER." -Linda Urban, author of Milo Speck, Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-237777-7 (9780062377777)
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Mandy Davis grew up in Indiana, and earned her MFA in writing for children and young adults from Hamline University. Before being bitten by the writing bug, Mandy was an elementary school teacher, a record store clerk, and once she even sold hamburgers on the sidewalk. Superstar is her first novel. You can find Mandy online at mandydavis.com and occasionally on Twitter and Facebook @thatmandydavis. She lives in Indiana.