![]() ![]() Tae Keller lights up the sky with this insightful story about shifting friendships, right and wrong, and the power we all hold to influence and change one another. But the closer she gets, the more Mallory has to confront why Jennifer might have run. Using clues from Jennifer’s journals, Mallory goes searching. This beautiful coming-of-age novel by Newbery Medalist Tae Keller is dedicated to 'the girl I was. She believes in aliens-and she thinks she can find them. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone by Tae Keller Random House, 267 pages (17.99) Ages 8 to 12. Readers will feel frustrated when she chooses to stay silent, but they'll love when she finally takes ownership of her behavior and learns that actions speak. ![]() She believes in aliensand she thinks she can find them. Jennifer doesn’t care about the laws of middle school, or the laws of the universe. Jennifer doesn’t care about the laws of middle school, or the laws of the universe. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone brilliantly alternates between Mallory's past and present perspectives, providing several instances of Mallory feeling uncomfortable with all the bullying. But then Jennifer Chan moves in across the street, and that rule doesn’t seem to apply. But then Jennifer Chan moves in across the street, and that rule doesn’t seem to apply. The most important one? You have to fit in to survive. Thanks to her best friend, Reagan, Mallory Moss knows the rules of middle school. Sometimes middle school can make you feel like you're totally alone in the universe.but what if we aren't alone at all? In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal for When You Trap a Tiger, Tae Keller offers a gripping and emotional story about friendship, bullying, and the possibility that there's more in the universe than just us. ![]()
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