{"product_id":"superstar","title":"Superstar","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lester's first-person narrative is honest and pure.\" --Kirkus (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder, this uplifting debut novel from Mandy Davis follows space-obsessed Lester Musselbaum as he experiences the challenges of his first days of public school: making friends, facing bullies, finding his \"thing,\" and accidentally learning of his autism-spectrum diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLester's first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be--the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears, there are too many kids, and then there's the bully.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLester was always home-schooled, and now he's shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair, which goes really well for Lester! This is it. The moment where I find out for 100 percent sure that I won.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut then things go a bit sideways, and Lester has to find his way back. A touching peek into the life of a sensitive autism-spectrum boy facing the everydayness of elementary school, Superstar testifies that what you can do isn't nearly as important as who you are.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A lovely, heartfelt narrative about the things we've lost, and the things we've found again.\" --Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor winner for The Wednesday Wars\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I LOVE LESTER.\" --Linda Urban, author of Milo Speck, Accidental Agent and A Crooked Kind of Perfect\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp hidden=\"hidden\"\u003eDavis, Mandy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp hidden=\"hidden\"\u003e9780062377784\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49273196642537,"sku":"1170ZT9","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5363\/3513\/files\/index_81ce01a5-6bda-48e3-83f3-2b74f86f590f.jpg?v=1761835158","url":"https:\/\/follett-playground-b2b.myshopify.com\/products\/superstar","provider":"Follett Playground B2B","version":"1.0","type":"link"}