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The day I was erased

Twelve-year-old Maxwell, convinced his whole town hates him, wishes he had never been born then, realizing he actually is important, tries to get his life back with the help of an elderly neighbor, Reg.

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Main Author:	Thompson, Lisa (Lisa Anne), 1973- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic Press, 2020.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Conduct of life > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Schools > Juvenile fiction. Friendship > Juvenile fiction. Family life > Juvenile fiction. Best friends > Juvenile fiction. Memory > Juvenile fiction. Supernatural > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Twelve-year-old Maxwell, convinced his whole town hates him, wishes he had never been born then, realizing he actually is important, tries to get his life back with the help of an elderly neighbor, Reg.
Item Description:	"First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by Scholastic UK Ltd."
Physical Description:	246 pages ; 22 cm
Audience:	Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6.
ISBN:	9781338589566 1338589563
Author Notes:	Thompson was born and raised in the London Borough of Havering (Hornchurch, Upminster), England. After leaving school at age 16, she worked in insurance for a couple of years. In 1991, she joined the BBC, eventually becoming a radio broadcast assistant. She left the BBC in 2002 and later became a freelance radio broadcast assistant with an independent production company. At age 43, Thompson debuted her first book. Thompson's debut novel, The Goldfish Boy, was published by Scholastic in 2017. A review in Kirkus wrote that the book "strikes the perfect balance, seemingly without compromise, between an issue-driven novel and one with broad, commercial appeal." The Goldfish Boy was a national bestseller and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. The following year, Thompson published The Light Jar. The book was described in The Guardian as a "a thoughtful and hugely empathetic book". It was followed by The Day I Was Erased (2019) and The Boy Who Fooled the World (2020). Thompson's 2019 novella, Owen and the Soldier, was published by Barrington Stoke and became the first dyslexia-friendly title to be shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards. That same year, Thompson contributed a short story to Return to Wonderland, a collection of new stories set in Lewis Carroll's fictional world. Thompson lives with her husband Stuart and their two children, Ben and Isobel. (Publisher Provided)