The Fourteenth Goldfish

by Jennifer L. Holm

Paperback, 2016

NIST comments:

Y8: "Lots of relatable problems."

Publication

Yearling (2016), Edition: Dgs, 240 pages

Description

Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.

Awards

Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2017)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2017)
Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards (Winner — Juvenile — 2014)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2017)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Grades 4-8 — 2016)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2016)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2016)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2016)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2015)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2017)
Bluestem Award (Nominee — 2017)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2016)
Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2017)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2017)
Land Of Enchantment Book Award (Nominee — Children's Book — 2016)
NCSLMA Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2019)
Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee — Elementary — 2017)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2016)
Charlotte Award (Nominee — Middle School — 2016)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 4-6 — 2016)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 2016)
Magnolia Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2016)
E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (Honor Book — 2015)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Nine to Twelve — 2015)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2015)
Nerdy Book Award (Middle Grade Fiction — 2014)
Idaho Battle of the Books (Elementary — 2022)
Chicago Public Library Best of the Best: Kids (Fiction for Older Readers — 2014)

Language

Original language

English
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