Kelly, E. E. (2017). Hello, universe. New York: Greenwillow Books.
Overview: Hello, Universe is a story about Virgil and 3 other kids his age. The story gives viewpoints from all the kids perspectives. Virgil is a shy eleven year old boy. It is the beginning of the summer and he is upset that he never followed through with the one thing he wanted to do all school year. Become friends with Valencia. His best friends are Gulliver his pet guinea pig and Kaori who goes to a private school. Kaori is one with the universe and likes to read fortunes. She wants to help Virgil align his stars with Valencia so they can be friends. Valencia goes to Virgil’s school and the resource room on Thursday’s just like him. Unfortunately, they have not spoken, since they work with different teachers and Valencia is deaf. Chet is a bully at their school who harasses both of them. He is scared of what he does not understand - their differences. The universe works in mysterious ways to pull Virgil and Valencia together. I also like the mythical stories that are shared throughout by Virgil’s grandmother Lola. She is from the Philippines.
Level: Middle Grades
Written on reading level - Lexile 690
Genre - Realistic Fiction - Friendship, Disabilities, Bullies
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