The Science of Breakable Things
Mar 2018 ¡ Sold by Random House Books for Young Readers
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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 Natalieâs 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 flowersâ magic will inspire her mom to fall in love with life again.
But she canât 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.
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 Natalieâs 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 flowersâ magic will inspire her mom to fall in love with life again.
But she canât 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.
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Teresa
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November 11, 2019
I'm still reading but, right away my heart slipped away for her and Natalie's mom and Natalie's life to help her mom get out of depression đđ˘đ˘ but it is still a happy book in ways đđđ
About the author
TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoniâs 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.
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