Beehive Award
2016 · Fiction · Nominee
About This Book
Believe in the possible ... with this New York Times bestseller by three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm.
Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world ... but can it go too far?
Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He's bossy. He's cranky. And weirdly enough ... he looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather, a scientist who's always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this gawky teenager really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?
With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality ... and possibility. Look for EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL in the paperback—including Ellie's gallery of scientists and other STEM-appropriate features.
Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world ... but can it go too far?
Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change. She misses fifth grade. She misses her old best friend. She even misses her dearly departed goldfish. Then one day a strange boy shows up. He's bossy. He's cranky. And weirdly enough ... he looks a lot like Ellie's grandfather, a scientist who's always been slightly obsessed with immortality. Could this gawky teenager really be Grandpa Melvin? Has he finally found the secret to eternal youth?
With a lighthearted touch and plenty of humor, Jennifer Holm celebrates the wonder of science and explores fascinating questions about life and death, family and friendship, immortality ... and possibility. Look for EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIAL in the paperback—including Ellie's gallery of scientists and other STEM-appropriate features.
Series Placement
Awards
Charlotte Award
2016 · Middle School/Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Colorado Children's Book Award
2016 · Junior Novel · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2016 · Children's · Nominee
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
2016 · Juvenile · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2016 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Finalist
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2016 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2016 · Intermediate · Nominee
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2016 · Junior Book · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2016 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2015 · Grades 4-6 · Nominee
Buckeye Children's Book Award
2015 · Grades 3-5 · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2015 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Middle Readers · Finalist
E.B. White Read Aloud Award
2015 · Middle Readers · Honor Book
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2015 · Children's · Nominee
Junior Library Guild
2015 · Selection
