Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2013 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
About This Book
A meteorite is hurtling toward the Black Hills of South Dakota. . . .
Brady Steele's love for all things extreme is given a boost when a fireball crashes through the roof of his house. It turns out that Brady's space rock is one of the rarest meteorites ever found. In fact, a professor from a nearby museum wants to study it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria, hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth.
During a wild week of extreme bicycling, fishing, and caving, Brady discovers he's able to do strange and wonderful feats that shouldn't be possible. At the same time, he's developing some frightening symptoms. Could he be infected with long-dormant microbes from space? Is his meteorite a prize . . . or a menace?
Brady Steele's love for all things extreme is given a boost when a fireball crashes through the roof of his house. It turns out that Brady's space rock is one of the rarest meteorites ever found. In fact, a professor from a nearby museum wants to study it in search of extraterrestrial bacteria, hoping to discover the first proof of life beyond Earth.
During a wild week of extreme bicycling, fishing, and caving, Brady discovers he's able to do strange and wonderful feats that shouldn't be possible. At the same time, he's developing some frightening symptoms. Could he be infected with long-dormant microbes from space? Is his meteorite a prize . . . or a menace?
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award
2011 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2011 · Young Adult · Nominee
Mark Twain Readers Award
2010 · Grades 4-6 · Third Place
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2010 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2009 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Reading the West
2009 · Children's Chapter · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2009 · Junior Book · Nominee
