{"product_id":"miss-meteor-isbn-9780062869913","title":"Miss Meteor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeous and magical collaboration between two critically acclaimed,\u003cbr\u003epowerhouse YA authors offers a richly imagined underdog story perfect for fans\u003cbr\u003eof \u003cem\u003eDumplin’\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the\u003cbr\u003eUniverse\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere hasn’t been a winner of the Miss Meteor beauty pageant\u003cbr\u003ewho looks like Lita Perez or Chicky Quintanilla in all its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that’s\u003cbr\u003enot the only reason Lita wants to enter the contest, or her ex-best friend\u003cbr\u003eChicky wants to help her. The road to becoming Miss Meteor isn’t about being\u003cbr\u003eperfect; it’s about sharing who you are with the world—and loving the parts of\u003cbr\u003eyourself no one else understands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo to pull off the unlikeliest underdog story\u003cbr\u003ein pageant history, Lita and Chicky are going to have to forget the past and\u003cbr\u003eimagine a future where girls like them are more than enough—they are\u003cbr\u003eeverything.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"McLemore and Mejia tell a warmly inclusive story rooted in the bonds of family and in female friendship. For anyone who's ever felt like an outsider, this joyful #OwnVoices tale will fill a void.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Teaming these two YA powerhouse writers up on a super-fun, super-queer underdog story is brilliant! Readers will be rooting for the protagonists to win the Miss Meteor pageant the whole way through.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMs. magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A genre-bending friendship story complete with aliens and beauty pageants...filled with humor and fresh dialogue.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“...Readers will be drawn into this story of an unlikely beauty queen.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A luminous romp of a book that is both hilarious and tender. Mejia and McLemore have gifted us with a story that celebrates the eternal power of friendship.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbdi Nazemian, author of the Stonewall Honor-winning Like a Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Some books you read with your heart—and this is one of them. Written with compassion, honesty, and humor, Miss Meteor is magical.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaun David Hutchinson, award-winning author of We Are the Ants, The State of Us, and Brave Face: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A hilarious and heartfelt love letter in sparkling stardust prose to the outcasts who feel like they're from another planet.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLily Anderson, author of Undead Girl Gang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A love letter to the misfits who have been scared to let their stardust shine.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This complex tale packs a lot into its space, and while the novel is sure to resonate with any kid who feels like an outcast and any reader who loved Murphy’s\u003cem\u003e Dumplin’\u003c\/em\u003e, it’s especially salient for those in the Latinx, queer, and economically disadvantaged communities.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A unique and beautifully penned story, \u003cem\u003eMiss Meteor\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to the dreamers and the outsiders in this world who will find that they will always have a safe haven with the right people and that they can change the world, one beauty pageant at a time.\u003cstrong\u003e” \u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889320227045,"sku":"NP9780062869913","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062869913.jpg?v=1730231002","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/miss-meteor-isbn-9780062869913","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}