{"product_id":"what-came-from-the-stars-isbn-9780544336360","title":"What Came from the Stars","description":"\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 | \u003cp\u003e“Schmidt brings high heroic fantasy and contemporary realism together in this novel.”—\u003cem\u003eHorn Book,\u003c\/em\u003e starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spielberg, get ready for this boldly imagined outer-space offering.”—\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Schmidt, already a best-seller and award winner, should pick up even more fans with this crowd-pleasing fantasy.”—\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wonderfully strange. . . . This inventive and memorable story for readers ages 10-15 manages to mingle the quotidian and the movingly supernatural. It's funny, too.”—\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The balance of emotions is flawless.\"—\u003cem\u003eBulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890035650789,"sku":"NP9780544336360","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544336360.jpg?v=1730232417","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/what-came-from-the-stars-isbn-9780544336360","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}