Shine!

"Inspirational, commonsensical, and a whole lot of fun." --James Patterson

Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling new book from the New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Chris Grabenstein, and coauthor J.J. Grabenstein--just right for fans of Word of Mouse and The Fourteenth Goldfish.

"Who do you want to be?" asks Mr. Van Deusen. "And not when you grow up. Right here, right now."

Shine on might be the catchphrase of twelve-year-old Piper's hero--astronaut, astronomer, and television host Nellie Dumont Frisse--but Piper knows the truth: some people are born to shine, and she's just not one of them. That fact has never been clearer than now, since her dad's new job has landed them both at Chumley Prep, a posh private school where everyone seems to be the best at something and where Piper definitely doesn't fit in.

Bursting with humor, heart, science, possibilities, and big questions, Shine is a story about finding your place in the universe--a story about figuring out who you are and who you want to be.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 11/05/2019
ISBN: 9781524717667
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 09/16/2019
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 58
School Library Journal 11/01/2019 pg. 56
Shelf Awareness 12/20/2019

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505171 / Shine!
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 5