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1) Hero
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Language
English
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An accident at school brings quiet, imaginative Leo to the attention of the popular crowd but their expectations have him misbehaving and cause him to lose his best friend, George, so when a neighbor's dog is trapped by a meteor strike Leo becomes a real hero in hopes of setting things right.
Author
Language
English
Description
Heralded for masterfully intermingling science, history, and politics in his critically acclaimed thrillers The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, New York Times bestselling author Dan Brown has crafted another pulse-pounding novel in which nothing is as it seems — and behind every corner is a stunning surprise.
A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've...
A shocking scientific discovery. A conspiracy of staggering brilliance. A thriller unlike any you've...
Author
Series
Comet cycle volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"From award-winning author Benjamin Percy comes an explosive, breakout speculative thriller in which a powerful new metal arrives on Earth in the wake of a meteor shower, triggering a massive new "Gold Rush" in the Midwest and turning life as we know it on its head. The first of a cycle of novels set in a shared universe"--
4) Meteor!
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
A quiet rural community is dramatically changed when a meteor crashes down in the front yard of the Gaw family.
Author
Series
Rocket says volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Aspiring astronaut Rocket draws her community together to see a rare appearance of the Phoenix Meteor Showers, hoping especially that her big brother, Jamal, will look up from his phone.
8) Superstar
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Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: Perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and Wonder, this uplifting debut novel from Mandy David 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.
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Language
English
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Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars."
Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winner 2019 Locus Award for Best Novel
Winner 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novel
Finalist 2019 Campbell Memorial Award
Finalist 2021 Hugo Award for Best
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Bunny and Dog live on opposite sides of the fence. Every morning, first thing, Bunny looks through the fence and the tall grass at Dog. And every morning, first thing, Dog looks through the fence and the tall grass at Bunny. Yet neither one says hello. Or hi. Or nice to see you today. But then, one night, Bunny and Dog both see a shooting star zip through the sky. Could this shared moment be the start of a friendship?
12) Pete's meteor
Publisher
Distributed by First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
A streetwise ex-junkie running from the mob feels obligated to help raise the orphaned children of his two best friends. When a meteorite crashes into the kids' backyard, they believe that it was sent by their parents and go to dangerous lengths to recover it from the wealthy scientist who carted it away.
13) Stardust
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Language
English
Description
The story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. He has fallen in love with beautiful Victoria Forester and in order to win her hand, he must retrieve a fallen star and deliver it to her.
Author
Publisher
NubeOcho
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
Lola and Simón live on opposite sides of the fence. Every morning, first thing, Lola looks through the fence and the tall grass at Simón. And every morning, first thing, Simón looks through the fence and the tall grass at Lola. Yet neither one says hello. Or hi. Or nice to see you today. But then, one night, Lola and Simón both see a shooting star zip through the sky. Could this shared moment be the start of a friendship?
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