The Science of Breakable Things by Keller, Tae

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY - KIRKUS REVIEWS

The spectacular debut novel from the Newbery Award winning author of When You Trap a Tiger. This is an uplifting story about friendship, family, and the complicated science of the heart.

When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, she thinks it could be the perfect solution to all of her problems. With the prize money, she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids--flowers with the resilience to survive against impossible odds. Her mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is positive that the flowers' magic will inspire her mom to fall in love with life again.

But she can't do it alone. Her friends step up to show her that talking about problems is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and exposing it to the sun. With their help, Natalie begins an unforgettable journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles.

Author: Tae Keller
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/06/2018
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781524715663
Age Range: 8-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 195512 / Science of Breakable Things


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/15/2017 pg. 98
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2017 pg. 142
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 01/08/2018
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2018 - Recommended - Readable

About the Author
TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoni's tiger stories. She is the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger and The Science of Breakable Things. She lives in Seattle. Visit her at TaeKeller.com, follow her monthly love letters at bit.ly/lovetae, and find her on Twitter and Instagram.