Grades 6-8 Ages 8-12

Everyone deserves to shine in this sparkling book about a girl who's trying to find her place in the universe--and middle school--from the New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library!

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, when 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. BONUS! Science experiment included!

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9781524717674
Hardcover 9781524717667
eBook 9781524717681
Unabridged Audiobook Download 9780525639053

State Awards

Kansas

2021-2022, William Allen White Children’s Book Award, Nominee

Missouri

2021-2022, Missouri Association Of School Librarians Reader Awards, Nominee

2021-2022, Missouri Association Of School Librarians Reader Awards, Nominee

Tennessee

2021-2022, Volunteer State Book Award, Nominee

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