Overview
A spooky tale of virtual school gone very, very wrong... Not every kid would be thrilled to move to rural Alaska, but sixth grader Lucy is eager to leave her bullies behind and start over. However, it turns out that Lucy's new school does remote learning from October to April, when the roads become too icy to navigate safely. Being the new kid is hard enough -- how is she going to make friends when she can't meet anyone in person?!Luckily, the sixth grade class at White Pine Secondary School is tiny (just thirteen students) and they're all super nice and really welcoming. While chatting on zoom, they ask Lucy lots of questions about living in the big city, some of which strike Lucy as a little odd but she just chalks it up to the fact that her new classmates have spent their whole lives in a VERY small town. As the ice starts to thaw, Lucy grows increasingly excited about meeting her new friends in person! But when she enters the school's address on her phone's GPS, it leads her to a crumbling, clearly abandoned building with a rotted wood sign in front -- a sign that reads White Pine Secondary School. There's nothing else in sight... except a tiny cemetery with snow-dusted headstones poking out of the frozen ground. Headstones with some very familiar names on them . . . Lucy doesn't know what to believe. Are her new ""friends"" pulling an elaborate prank? Or is truth far, far more horrifying?
Full Product Details
Author: Jenny Goebel
Publisher: Scholastic US
Imprint: Scholastic Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9781546125006
ISBN 10: 1546125000
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Reviews
Praise for Out of My Shell: ""Liv is a reflective, compassionate, and self-aware narrator, and she juggles myriad conflicting emotions, struggling especially with how to express her feelings while being considerate of those of the people around her. A strong story about growing up."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A comforting book for fans of Ali Benjamin and Suzanne LaFleur."" -- Booklist Praise for Fortune Falls: * ""Rich language, well-paced plotting, and rounded characters create an enchanting, hard-to-leave world. Sadie is a clever, resourceful, and brave heroine who is unwilling to abandon her family and friends, even when facing insurmountable odds. Make space on your shelves for this one."" -- Booklist, starred review ""Bad luck has never been so interesting; hand this to middle grade readers who enjoy tales with a touch of magic and a plucky underdog."" -- School Library Journal
"Praise for Out of My Shell: ""Liv is a reflective, compassionate, and self-aware narrator, and she juggles myriad conflicting emotions, struggling especially with how to express her feelings while being considerate of those of the people around her. A strong story about growing up."" -- Kirkus Reviews ""A comforting book for fans of Ali Benjamin and Suzanne LaFleur."" -- Booklist Praise for Fortune Falls: * ""Rich language, well-paced plotting, and rounded characters create an enchanting, hard-to-leave world. Sadie is a clever, resourceful, and brave heroine who is unwilling to abandon her family and friends, even when facing insurmountable odds. Make space on your shelves for this one."" -- Booklist, starred review ""Bad luck has never been so interesting; hand this to middle grade readers who enjoy tales with a touch of magic and a plucky underdog."" -- School Library Journal"
Author Information
Jenny Goebel is the author of Grave Images, The 39 Clues: Mission Hurricane, and Fortune Falls. She lives in Denver with her husband and three sons.
