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Gr 5–8—Nine-year-old Julian is an unusual kid. He's seriously obsessed with space, he has friends in alternate universes, he wears a life preserver at all times to feel safe around water…and he sometimes has the magical ability to know what others are thinking. In an energetic inner monologue interspersed with physics facts, he tells the story of his family's move to rural Maine and their growing connection with an elderly man. The protagonist, his 14-year-old sister Pookie, their mom, and their stepmother Joan have left Washington, DC, behind f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Nine-year-old narrator Julian has a serious heart condition, and his belief that he will die in young adulthood, along with his keen intelligence and curiosity, has made him both philosophical and highly prone to worrying. He and his family of two moms and a hostile fourteen-year-old sister have just moved to rural Maine, but their plans to run a B&B are in jeopardy when their next-door neighbor objects to their proposed addition. Julian sets out to b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More