its soooo good, and I can really relate to Virgil all the time! Chet is also a big meanie to such nice Virgil.
Hello, Universe
By Erin Entrada Kelly
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3 - 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly’s Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani (hero), and it’s perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Thanhha Lai, and Rita Williams-Garcia.
In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so that he can concentrate on basketball. They aren’t friends, at least not until Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well. This disaster leads Kaori, Gen, and Valencia on an epic quest to find the missing Virgil. Sometimes four can do what one cannot. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and a little help from the universe, a rescue is performed, a bully is put in his place, and friendship blooms. The acclaimed author of Blackbird Fly and The Land of Forgotten Girls writes with an authentic, humorous, and irresistible tween voice that will appeal to fans of Thanhha Lai and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
ISBN-13: 9780062414168
ISBN-10: 006241416X
Published on 3/13/2018
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Book Reviews (18)
Really liked it!
A boy named virgil was bullied. His freind help him,this makes me know friendships are important ,I have many friends ,which I was happy all the time!I recommend this book a lot
Virgil is a shy kid and isn't the person everyone wants him to be. Kaori is a very spritual girl. Valencia is deaf and is bold and independent. Chet "the Bull" is the bully. When Chet throws Virgil into an empty well, all is lost. Kaori advertises her fortune telling, Valencia sees it. Virgil is lost in the well. Chet got bit by a snake. Kaori and Valencia go out to search for Virgil and find Chet with a snake bite. The lives of all these unsuspecting kids collide. Will Virgil make it out of that well? With Chet's snake bite infect him? Can Valencia make new friends? Will Kaori ever find Virgil? Read to find out.
Virgil returns home from school at the beginning of summer vacation. He has just completed the sixth grade. He is not happy because things are not going well for him at school, and he does not believe that the situation will improve in the future Ever since she was a baby Valencia Somerset has been deaf. She doesn’t have any friends because of this, but she likes it that way. For her feeding and hanging out with animals is easier than talking to other people.But soon, she might have to reconsider her thoughts ab to out being alone in the grocery store. Kaori believes in signs and fate, When Virgil doesn’t show up at her house she surprised. He is normally on time. She and her seven-year-old sister Gen along with the girl Valencia, are on the case. But when they find Chet Bullenfs, the biggest bully of all time, they know he has something to do with Virgil’s disappearance Valencia connects with Kaori and then with Virgil’s family until she eventually solves the mystery of the missing boy. In the process, Valencia ends her self imposed isolation and makes new friends. During his time at the bottom of the well, Virgil thinks about his fearful behavior and resolves to make some changes if he’s ever rescued. vigil puts his pet guinea pig into his backpack on Saturday morning and goes to the woods to search for the perfect ritual stones. At the same time Chet has entered the woods intending to capture a snake. When the two meet Chet throws Virgil’s backpack down an abandoned his guinea pig
Virgil returns home from school at the beginning of summer vacation. He has just completed the sixth grade. He is not happy because things are not going well for him at school, and he does not believe that the situation will improve in the future Ever since she was a baby Valencia Somerset has been deaf. She doesn’t have any friends because of this, but she likes it that way. For her feeding and hanging out with animals is easier than talking to other people.But soon, she might have to reconsider her thoughts ab toout being alone in the grocery store. Kaori believes in signs and fate, When Virgil doesn’t show up at her house she surprised. He is normally on time. She and her seven-year-old sister Gen along with the girl Valencia, are on the case. But when they find Chet Bullenfs, the biggest bully of all time, they know he has something to do with Virgil’s disappearance Valencia connects with Kaori and then with Virgil’s family until she eventually solves the mystery of the missing boy. In the process, Valencia ends her self imposed isolation and makes new friends. During his time at the bottom of the well, Virgil thinks about his fearful behavior and resolves to make some changes if he’s ever rescued.
Virgil Salinas is shy and is always in his shell. Valencia Somerset is bold and independent. Kaori Tanaka predicts the future and reads the stars. Chet "the Bull" Bullens is the biggest bully in the neighborhood. They don't know each other. They don't all even go to the same school. Summer Break has just started--and when a prank causes things to go too far, their lives collide in surprising ways. This is a pretty good book. :)
ok so I was required to read it for school but then coronavirus happened and we couldn't read it. But, i read 20 chapters, so I can tell you about it. It's really interesting, but I think all the action happens in the middle of the book. Hope you like it, bookworms4ever
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This is sooo boring
Virgil: Eleven-year-old Virgil Salinas isn’t the person everyone wants him to be. He’s shy, stutters a lot, and is nicknamed “Turtle” by his parents. He can’t do the multiplication tables, which is why he has to go to the resource room at school. And to make matters worse, the meanest bully in sixth grade, Chet Bullens, has himself set on tormenting Virgil for the rest of his life. He does have one good friend, though. Kaori Tanaka, a girl who believes in zodiac signs and the saying, “nothing is a coincidence”, has always comforted Virgil and helped him out with his problems. But when Chet does a terrible thing to him, she might be too late to save her friend. Valencia: Ever since she was a baby, Valencia Somerset has been deaf. She doesn’t have any friends because of this, but she likes it that way. For her, feeding and hanging out with animals is easier than talking to other people. Alone is always better, right? But soon, she might have to reconsider her thoughts about being alone. When she sees a sign inside the grocery store, with “Kaori Tanaka” written on it, Valencia is curious, and goes to Kaori’s house. There, she finds Kaori anxious and pacing around, because she had arranged for her friend, Virgil, to come to her house, but he was missing. Valencia is thrown into the mystery...and she must help out however she can. Kaori: Kaori Tanaka believes in signs and fate, but not in coincidence. When Virgil doesn’t show up at her house, she’s surprised. He is normally on time, so what—or who—happened to delay him? She and her seven-year-old sister Gen, along with the girl Valencia, are on the case. But when they find Chet Bullens, the biggest bully of all time, they know he has something to do with Virgil’s disappearance...and they have to find out what he did. When their paths cross, Kaori knows it’s more than a coincidence. Can she, Valencia, and Gen solve the mystery? Read this book to find out!