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The science of breakable things

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An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is sure to take root in readers' hearts! How do you grow a miracle? For the record, this is not the question Mr. Neely is l...

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Main Author: Keller, Tae (Author)
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2018.
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Middle schools > Juvenile fiction.
Schools > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Juvenile fiction.
Science > Methodology > Juvenile fiction.
Depression, Mental > Juvenile fiction.
Racially mixed people > Juvenile fiction.
Family problems > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is sure to take root in readers' hearts! How do you grow a miracle? For the record, this is not the question Mr. Neely is looking for when he says everyone in class must answer an important question using the scientific process. But Natalie's botanist mother is suffering from depression, so this is The Question that's important to Natalie. When Mr. Neely suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie has hope. Eggs are breakable. Hope is not. Natalie has a secret plan for the prize money. She's going to fly her mother to see the Cobalt Blue Orchids -- flowers that survive against impossible odds. The magical flowers are sure to inspire her mother to love life again. As Natalie prepares for the competition, she will discover that talking about problems is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light. An extraordinary debut about the coming-of-age moment when kids realize that parents are people, too. Think THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH meets THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH. "A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "Keller crafts a winning story full of heart and action." -- Booklist, STARRED REVIEW "Inspiring, emotional, and heartwarming." -- Melissa Savage, author of Lemons
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Audience:Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5
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ISBN:9781524715687
Author Notes:TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoni's tiger stories. She is the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger and The Science of Breakable Things . She lives in Seattle. Visit her at TaeKeller.com, follow her monthly love letters at bit.ly/lovetae, and find her on Twitter and Instagram.

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