| Ambassador Contributor(s): Alexander, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442497645 ISBN-13: 9781442497641 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2014 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013037333 |
| Age Level: 9-12 |
| Grade Level: 4-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 690(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" L (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
| Awards: Minnesota Book Award, Finalist, Young Adult Literature, 2015 |
| Review Citations: School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 80 Publishers Weekly 07/14/2014 Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 71 Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2014 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2014 pg. 101 New York Times Book Review 11/09/2014 pg. 29 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2014 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 168920 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gabe Fuentes is in for the ride of his life when he becomes Earth's ambassador to the galaxy in this otherworldly adventure from the National Book Award-winning author of Goblin Secrets. Gabe Fuentes is reading under the covers one summer night when he is interrupted by a creature who looks like a purple sock puppet. The sock puppet introduces himself as the Envoy and asks if Gabe wants to be Earth's ambassador to the galaxy. What sane eleven-year-old could refuse? Some ingenious tinkering with the washing machine sends Gabe's "entangled" self out to the center of the galaxy. There he finds that Earth is in the path of a destructive alien force--and Gabe himself is the target of an assassination plot. Exactly who wants him out of the way? And why? Back home, Gabe discovers that his undocumented parents are in danger of being deported. Can Gabe survive long enough to solve two sets of "alien" problems? He runs for his life, through Minneapolis and outer space, in this fast-paced adventure from a National Book Award-winning author. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alexander, William: - William Alexander won the National Book Award for his debut novel, Goblin Secrets, and won the Earphones Award for his narration of the audiobook. His other novels include A Festival of Ghosts, A Properly Unhaunted Place, Ghoulish Song, Nomad, and Ambassador. William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, English at the University of Vermont, and creative writing at the Clarion workshop. He teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Like the protagonist of Nomad and Ambassador, William is the son of a Latino immigrant to the US. Visit him online at WillAlex.net and GoblinSecrets.com, and on Twitter via @WillieAlex. |
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