The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy

The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy
Mary Winn Heider
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Paperback
h192 x 132mm - 320pg
2 Jun 2022 US
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9780316105491
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A tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father' s disappearance in a middle-grade novel both hilarious and moving by Mary Winn Heider, the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson. When Lenny Volpe, former quarterback of the worst professional football team in the nation, leaves his family and disappears, the Chicago Horribles win their first game in a long time. Fans are thrilled. The world seems to go back to normal. Except for the Volpe kids. Winston throws himself into playing the tuba, and Louise starts secret experiments to find a cure for brain injuries, and they' re each fine, just fine, with coping in their own way. That is, until the investigation of some eccentric teacher behavior and the discovery of a real live bear paraded as the Horribles' new mascot make it clear that things are very much Not Fine. As the action comes to a head at the football stadium their dad called the center of the galaxy, the Volpe siblings will have to come to grips with how to move forward when you can' t go back to how things used to be. Readers will root for Winston and Louise all the way through this heart-wrenchingly moving and piercingly funny second novel by Mary Winn Heider.
* "Readers will be hard put to judge whether which is more entertaining--the plot or the cast--but between the two there' s never a dull moment. A buoyant ending leaves Winston, Louise, and the bear (who even gets a POV turn in one chapter) in better places. "--Booklist "[T]he Volpe siblings are relatable as they shut each other out; their journey toward reconnecting is well worth the ride. Heider skillfully interweaves seemingly disparate threads into this character-centered, heartfelt story, culminating in a satisfying conclusion. "--Publishers Weeklly "Offbeat and poignant, this is a healing balm for living in an imperfect galaxy. "--Kirkus "This is a story about teamwork in every sense of the word. It touches on how important it is to work together, support each other, and to ask for help when needed. "--School Library Connection
A graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts Writing for Children and Young Adults program, Mary Winn Heider is the author of The Mortification of Fovea Munson. She lives in Chicago, where she acts in plays, rides her bike, and works for The Mystery League. You can visit her online at marywinnheider. com. AUTH. WEBSITE:https://www. marywinnheider. com/AUTH. TWITTER ID:@marywinnheider
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780316105491
Published: 2 Jun 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Format: Paperback
Height: 192mm
Width: 132mm
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 260g
Pages: 320

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