"That's the problem, people don't want to listen to their thoughts so they fill the
world with noise."
Well said.
Hi guys, it's Carrie Anne from EverythingMom and this week's book pick is perfect for middle
grade readers or tweens.
Hello, Universe.
And actually this book came in the March Owlcrate Jr. subscription box.
And I'll include a link to that unboxing sharing a little bit about the service.
So if you have a tween and you like to expose them to some really great literature and a
little bit of fun, you might want to check that out.
The book that came in the March box after my daughter read it I finally got a chance
to read it.
So the premise of this story is kind of unlikely friends and there are a number of unlikely
friends in this book.
So there's Virgil who's a bit shy and self conscious and doesn't necessarily have a lot
of friends.
There is Valencia who is deaf and because of this she doesn't necessarily fit in at
school but is Virgil's infatuation interest.
There's Kaori who is a very strong female character but she also has this, what she
believes is this second sight and this mystic power.
Something very different from the rest of her family.
And Chet who is a bit of a bully at school.
He has teased Valencia because of her hearing aids.
He constantly bugs Virgil because of his self consciousness.
So all four of these characters seem to collide in this story in a series of unusual events.
And in most cases you would say what kind of unfolds is a coincidence.
But as Kaori would say, there's no such thing as coincidence.
It's the universe speaking.
Now I'm not really a believer of fate in general but I do have this sense that what you kind
of put out there in the universe can come back to you.
So if you're kind of an angry, bitter, and just mean to people that will kind of, it
kind of eats at you and it comes back in how people interact with you.
Versus if you're more open and understanding, that you'll get a lot more of that in return.
So I really like that premise of it.
I loved too that this, the friendship that kind of evolves from these kids who aren't
necessarily friends to begin with, are very different.
An unfortunate act and something that can be pretty scary, that they are able to work
together with each other's strong suit as a team to solve the problem.
So I love that aspect of it.
A lot of stories tend to be told by a single voice, a single character.
In this particular one there are, it's told by two sometimes three voices.
Not mixing them in the chapter.
But one chapter will be from Valencia.
Another chapter will be from Kaori.
Another chapter will be from Virgil.
And I have read other books in the past that have tried to do that, tried to tell a story
from two characters' point of view, alternating chapters and I haven't always been impressed
with how that's done.
You tend to after awhile loose the character differences and they start to blend together.
Actually I found in Hello, Universe that the author did actually quite a good job.
When reading you did get a sense of, from the dialog and from behaviour, who the character
was.
I mean, it was obviously from the title of the chapter but even when you were reading
it, you could put yourself into that mindset of that particular character.
So I thought that was done really well.
I also liked that the book has some very, like the characters were very distinct and
somewhat different.
So that depending on your child, there will be elements of either one character or all
the characters that they'll be able to relate to.
Who hasn't been in a scenario where somebody had you know picked on them.
Who hasn't been in a scenario where there's been something different about them that made
them self conscious.
Who hasn't been in a scenario where they didn't really felt like they fit with their family,
that they felt like they were kind of an outsider in certain circumstances just because they
had a different interest in things than everybody else.
And then this sort of takes place in the summer, school's just ended so this is kind of like
a great sort of kick off to summer, this little adventure.
Then from this adventure they find each other and it leaves it at that.
You're left with the imagination of how their friendship sort of unfolds over the summer
holidays and how these characters are now going to be very different when they return
to school after summer break.
Hello, Universe is a great book for tweens.
Perfect as we enter, get close to entering the summer holidays, you're looking for something
for the kids to read.
So and I also have to thank Owlcrate Jr.for introducing me or actually my daughter to
this book in the March box.
And if you're looking for a gift idea or a way to get the kids excited about reading
over the summer break, at the cottage, summer camp or just at home, you might want to check
out Owlcrate so I'll include the link to that.
Also a special code for you in case you're interested in ordering for your tween so you
can save on your first order.
That's this week's book pick.
Hello, Universe.
Perfect for tweens.
If you have an age range that you're interested in or your kids have a particular hobby or
fascination, be sure to leave it in the comments below so I can keep that in mind for future
book reviews.
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next time.
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