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Gr 3–7—The universe comes together unexpectedly when a unique set of circumstances cause four tweens to cross paths. Central to the story is Virgil, an 11-year-old Filipino American whose grandmother, Lola, helps him to come out of his shell and face the world. When Virgil and his pet guinea pig, Gulliver, end up trapped in a well in the woods at the hands of a bully, Chet, it is up to the stars to alig...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Virgil Salinas is shy and bullied at school. Since he doesn't know his multiplication tables, his nasty classmate Chet Bullens, a.k.a. "the Bull" (your standard-issue middle-school bully), repeatedly calls him "retardo." Valencia Somerset, who goes to the resource room with Virgil, feels like an outsider because she's deaf: "on my tenth birthday, this girl Roberta gave me a book called Famous Deaf People from History. I w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More