{"product_id":"what-came-from-the-stars-paperback","title":"What Came from the Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Valorim are about to fall to a dark lord when they send a necklace containing their planet across the cosmos, hurtling past a trillion stars . . . all the way into the lunchbox of Tommy Pepper, sixth grader, of Plymouth, Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMourning his late mother, Tommy doesn't notice much about the chain he found, but soon he is drawing the twin suns and humming the music of a hanorah. As Tommy absorbs the art and language of the Valorim, their enemies target him. When a creature begins ransacking Plymouth in search of the chain, Tommy learns he must protect his family from villains far worse than he's ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can a grieving sixth grader stand against villains from another world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Coming of Age Story: \u003c\/b\u003e Sixth-grader Tommy Pepper is just trying to survive middle school and the loss of his mom when a cosmic war lands in his lunchbox.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Otherworldly Mystery: \u003c\/b\u003e The mysterious chain gives Tommy incredible artistic powers, but it also paints a target on his back for the alien creatures now stalking the streets of Plymouth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Heartfelt Family Story: \u003c\/b\u003e At its heart, this is a book about the unbreakable bonds of family and a boy who must find his courage to protect his little sister and his dad.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGood vs. Evil: \u003c\/b\u003e A classic battle between light and darkness that will resonate with fans of classic fantasy and heartfelt contemporary stories alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary D. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling author of the National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eOkay for Now, \u003c\/i\u003e the Newbery Honor and Printz Honor book \u003ci\u003eLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, \u003c\/i\u003e and the Newbery Honor book \u003ci\u003eThe Wednesday Wars.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit him at www.hmhbooks.com\/schmidt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e What Came from the Stars\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46535317651510,"sku":"9780544336360","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/4569\/8614\/files\/65s3YdL_go9780544336360.webp?v=1783907437","url":"https:\/\/outer-realm-books-beyond.myshopify.com\/products\/what-came-from-the-stars-paperback","provider":"Outer Realm Books \u0026 Beyond","version":"1.0","type":"link"}