Library's review
In this award-winning, gripping novel, a 12-year-old girl living in New York City, whose favorite book is A Wrinkle in Time, receives mysterious notes that seem to defy the laws of time and space.
Genres
Publication
Wendy Lamb Books (2009), Edition: 1, 208 pages
Description
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
Awards
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (Winner — Fiction & Poetry — 2010)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2011)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2012)
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalist — 2009)
Parents' Choice Book Award (2009)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2011)
Newbery Medal (Medal Winner — 2010)
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Honor Book — 2011)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2011)
Indies Choice Book Award (Winner — Middle Readers — 2010)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2012)
West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award (Nominee — 2010-2011)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Middle School — 2013)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2011)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2012)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2010)
CCBC Choices (2010)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2010)
Great Reads from Great Places (New York — 2010)
Notable Children's Book (2010)
Idaho Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2020)
Texas Lone Star Reading List (2010)
Montana Battle of the Books (2024)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009
Pages
208
Physical description
208 p.; 8.56 inches
ISBN
0385737424 / 9780385737425
DDC/MDS
813.6 |